fivepenny

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adjective

Costing fivepence.

“This is a rare fivepenny stamp.”

OriginEnglish penny ← Middle English peny ← Old English peniġ →
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Meanings

adjectivefivepenny (not comparable)
  1. datednot comparableCosting fivepence.

    This is a rare fivepenny stamp.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  2. Proto-Germanic*fimf
  3. Proto-West Germanic*fimf
  4. Old Englishfīf
  5. Middle Englishfyf
  6. Englishfive
  7. Ancient Greekπᾰτᾰ́νη (pătắnē)
  8. Latinpatina
  9. Latinpanna?
  10. Latinpannus?
  11. Proto-Germanic*panningaz
  12. Proto-West Germanic*panning
  13. Old Englishpeniġ
  14. Middle Englishpeny
  15. Englishpenny
  16. Englishfivepenny

From five + penny.

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APA

fivepenny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fivepenny

MLA

“fivepenny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fivepenny. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fivepenny,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fivepenny.

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