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queen's shilling

noun

king's shilling.

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Nearby words

queen's pattern, queen's proctor, queen's regulations, queen's remembrancer, queen's scout, queen's shilling, queen's speech, queen's ware, queen's-pawn openings, queen-anne, queen-cup

Origin of queen's shilling

First recorded in 1875–80
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British Dictionary definitions for queen's shilling

queen's shilling

when the sovereign was male king's shilling

noun

(until 1879) a shilling paid to new recruits to the British army
take the queen's shilling British archaic to enlist in the army
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