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guilders

guilders is the plural of guilder.

Meaning of guilder

Noun

guilder (plural guilders)

  1. The former currency unit in the Netherlands, divided into 100 cents.
    • [N]one ſhall be choſen to be a Commiſſioner in the Court at Amſterdam, vnleſſe he put ſix thouſand gilders ſtocke of his owne in the ſaid Companie; [...]1621, Orders and Articles Granted by the High and Mightie Lords the States General of the Vnited Provinces, Concerning the Erecting of a VVest Indian Companie: Together with the Priuiledges and...
  2. The former currency unit in Suriname, divided into 100 cents.
  3. The current currency unit in the islands of the Caribbean Netherlands, divided into 100 cents.

Questions about guilders

What is guilders the plural of?
Guilders is the plural of guilder.

Words near guilders in the dictionary

  1. guild-hall
  2. guild-halls
  3. guildable
  4. guilded
  5. guilder
  6. guilders
  7. Guilderson
  8. Guildersons
  9. Guildford
  10. Guildford Four
  11. Guildford West

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