Meanings
nounhearth-penny (plural hearth-pennies)
plural hearth-pennies
- Synonym of Peter's pence.
Synonyms: Peter's pence
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Peter's pence.
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Origin
- Old Englishpeniġ“penny”
- Old Englishheorþ“hearth”
- Old Englishheorþpeniġ
- Middle Englishherthpeny
- Englishhearth-penny
From Middle English herthpeny, from Old English heorþpeniġ; from Old English heorþ (“hearth”) + Old English peniġ (“penny”).
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hearth-penny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hearth-penny
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“hearth-penny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hearth-penny. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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