solidus
noun
a gold coin of ancient Rome, introduced by Constantine and continued in the Byzantine Empire; bezant.
solidi
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pluralof solidus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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If any one shall have gone, where there is no road or path, through another's field after the grain has grown tall, he shall be sentenced to 600 denarii, which make 15 solidi.
From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Frederic Austin Ogg
That means, that my business is not merely with the fifty miserable solidi with interest.
From Felicitas A Tale of the German Migrations: A.D. 476 by Felix Dahn
If, indeed, they have not the means of paying at once, they shall be given into the service of the Church until the solidi are paid.
From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Frederic Austin Ogg
Charles sent fresh messengers to Desiderius, and offered him 14,000 gold solidi, if he would make restitution.
From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Thomas W. Allies
If any man shall have called another "gossip" or "perjurer," and shall not have been able to prove it, he shall be sentenced to 600 denarii, which make 15 solidi.
From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Frederic Austin Ogg
