moneyer

[ muhn-ee-er ]

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noun

Archaic. a person employed in the authorized coining of money.
Obsolete. a moneylender or banker.

Origin of moneyer

1250–1300; Middle English <Old French monier<Late Latin monētārius coiner, minter (noun use of adj.: of money); see monetary

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How to use moneyer in a sentence

Already, then, a burh is an entity known to the law: every burh is to have its moneyer.
Domesday Book and Beyond | Frederic William Maitland
It is assumed that these words indicate that Bernwald was a moneyer who was authorised by Alfred to strike coins at Oxford.
Oxford and its Story | Cecil Headlam
Kings had appointed a royal moneyer in each burh to mint silver coins such as pennies for local use.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. | S. A. Reilly
On one side was the King's head in profile and on the other side was the name of the moneyer.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. | S. A. Reilly

British Dictionary definitions for moneyer

moneyer

/ (ˈmʌnɪə) /

noun

archaic a person who coins money
an obsolete word for banker 1

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