fifteenpence

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noun

The monetary amount of fifteen pence.

OriginEnglish pence ← Middle English penies ← Old English peniġ →
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Meanings

nounfifteenpence (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe monetary amount of fifteen pence.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  2. Proto-Germanic*fimf
  3. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  4. Proto-Germanic*tehun
  5. Proto-Germanic*fimftehun
  6. Anglian Old Englishfīftīene
  7. Middle Englishfiftene
  8. Englishfifteen
  9. Ancient Greekπᾰτᾰ́νη (pătắnē)
  10. Latinpatina
  11. Latinpanna?
  12. Latinpannus?
  13. Proto-Germanic*panningaz
  14. Proto-West Germanic*panning
  15. Old Englishpeniġ
  16. Middle Englishpenies
  17. Englishpence
  18. Englishfifteenpence

From fifteen + pence.

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APA

fifteenpence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fifteenpence

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“fifteenpence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fifteenpence. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fifteenpence,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fifteenpence.

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