maravedis
- plural of maravedi.
Example Sentences
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The payment presented at Madrid’s city hall in medieval Spain’s currency consists of 50 maravedis, as stated in an agreement between the city and shepherds that dates back to 1418.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2022
The gaunt Genoese captain promises an annual pension of 25,000 maravedis to the man who first sights land, and Lepe is the lucky fellow.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1524 the fanega of wheat was fixed at 70 maravedis.
From A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century by Barbosa, Duarte
Above all, he must be charitable, and by two maravedis given cheerfully to the poor he shall display as much generosity as the rich man who bestows large alms by sound of bell.
From Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
It is worth 400 to 600 maravedis the quintal of Portugal, in this case of the new weight.
From A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century by Barbosa, Duarte
