Jacobus
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A gold coin an inch and thr^ eighths in diameter, in value about twentyfive shillings, so called from James I., in whose reign it was first coined. It was also called broad, laurel, and hroad-piece. Its value is sometimes put at twenty-four shillings, but Macaulay speaks of a salary of eight thousand Jacobuses as equivalent to ten thousand pounds sterling. Hist. Eng. ch. xv. A cut of this coin showing both sides will be found in the Century Dictionary, sub v. broad.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A gold coin worth 24s., 30 confinement of persons held in lawful cusealled from James 1, who was king when it tudy. See GAor was struck. Ene. Lond. ee