mony
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a suffix found on abstract nouns borrowed from Latin, usually denoting a status, role, or function (matrimony; testimony), or a personal quality or kind of behavior (acrimony; sanctimony).
Origin of -mony
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How to use mony in a sentence
Tis the first mony aduocate ere gaue backe,Though hee sayd nothing.
The Fatal Dowry | Philip MassingerI kent it was gaun on a' the time; but like mony mair I hae kent, a manager's favor was mair to me than the honor o' a wife.
The Underworld | James C. WelshMy master was diffrent; and being a more fashnable man than Mr. B., in course he owed a deal more mony.
Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush | William Makepeace Thackeraymony's the time I hae ettled to send ye a screed, but there was aye something that cam' i' the gait.
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland | Kate Douglas WigginIt wisna that I couldna be fashed, for aften hae I thocht o' ye and my hairt has been wi' ye mony's the day.
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland | Kate Douglas Wiggin
British Dictionary definitions for mony
/ (ˈmɒnɪ) /
a Scottish word for many
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