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Shilling

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

In English Law. The name of an English coin, of the value one-twentieth part of a pound. In the colonies there were coins of this denomination; but they varied greatly in their value.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In English law. The name of an English coin, of the value of one-twentieth part of a pound. This denomination of money was also used in America, in colonial times, but was not everywhere of uniform value.