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half sovereign

half sovereign noun: a former British gold coin having a value of ten shillings.

Noun

half sovereign (plural half sovereigns)

  1. (historical) A former British gold coin having a value of ten shillings.

Forms of half sovereign

pluralhalf sovereigns

Questions about half sovereign

What does half sovereign mean?
Half sovereign means a former British gold coin having a value of ten shillings.
What part of speech is half sovereign?
Half sovereign is a noun.
What is the plural of half sovereign?
The plural of half sovereign is half sovereigns.

Words near half sovereign in the dictionary

  1. half slips
  2. half smile
  3. half smiles
  4. half sole
  5. half soles
  6. half sovereign
  7. half sovereigns
  8. half space
  9. half spaces
  10. half stack
  11. half stacks

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