pyaster
pyaster is the obsolete spelling of piastre.
Meaning of piastre
Noun
piastre (plural piastres)
- A coin and unit of currency, originally a Spanish or Spanish-American one worth eight real, later also used (with various values) in the Ottoman Empire and in Cyprus, in the French-speaking parts of Canada, and in French Indochina.
- The Silkes, Velvets, Cloth of gold, and Tissue, Pyasters, Chicqueenes and Sultanies, which is gold and silver, they unloaded in foure and twentie houres, was wonderfull [...].1630, John Smith, True Travels, Kupperman, published 1988, page 39
- A form of currency currently used as a subunit in the Middle Eastern and East African countries of Egypt, Jordan (partly including Palestine), Lebanon, South Sudan, Sudan, and Syria.
- A dollar.
Forms of pyaster
| plural | pyasters |
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Questions about pyaster
- What is pyaster the obsolete spelling of?
- Pyaster is the obsolete spelling of piastre.
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