maravedi
noun
a former gold coin issued by the Moors in Spain.
maravedis
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pluralof maravedi.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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 1473, only thirty or so years later, by the charter of Henry IV., issued at Segovia, these coins were rated at 300 and 200 maravedis respectively.
From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by William Arthur Shaw
Here shine, in dazzling raiment and with ecstatic expressions, the saints and martyrs ordered in the fifteenth century from Burgos for the sum of 20,000 maravedis.
From Cathedrals of Spain by John A.
A reward of 10,000 maravedis had been promised to the person who should first discover land, and ninety pair of eyes were strained that night with looking.
From The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest by John Fiske
