three halfpence

noun

Such an English coin (1½d.), minted 1561–1582.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounthree halfpence (sometimes a plural noun with the singular three halfpenny, sometimes singular, plural three halfpences)

sometimes a plural noun with the singular three halfpenny · plural three halfpences · alternative three-halfpence · alternative three ha'pence · alternative three-ha'pence · alternative three halfpennies · alternative three-halfpennies · alternative three ha'pennies · alternative three-ha'pennies · alternative three halfpenny · alternative three-halfpenny

  1. A silver coin with a face value of one and a half pence (1½d.):
    1. historicalsingularsometimeshobbiesSuch an English coin (1½d.), minted 1561–1582.
    2. historicalsingularsometimeshobbiesSuch a British coin (1½d. = £⅟₁₆₀), minted 1834–1843 and 1860–1862 for circulation in the colonies of the British Empire (chiefly Ceylon and the West Indies).
  2. UKdatedsingularsometimesA money of account equal to 1½d.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
three halfpennies
Cite this entry
APA

three halfpence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three%20halfpence

MLA

“three halfpence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three%20halfpence. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “three halfpence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three%20halfpence.

Source: three halfpence on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.