twelver

T1W4E1L1V4E1R1
/ˈtwɛlvə(ɹ)/

noun

A shilling.

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Meanings

twelver1

nountwelver (plural twelvers)

plural twelvers

  1. UKobsoleteslangA shilling.

Twelver2

nounTwelver (plural Twelvers)

plural Twelvers

  1. IslamA follower of Twelverism.

Origin

twelver · noun

From twelve + -er.

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Twelver · noun

From twelve + -er.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic اِثْنَا عَشَرِيّ
  • اِثْنَا عَشَرِيّ (iṯnā ʕašariyy)Translations
French duodécimain, duodécimaine
  • duodécimainTranslations
  • duodécimaineTranslations
German Imamiten, Zwölfer-Schiiten
  • ImamitenTranslations
  • Zwölfer-SchiitenTranslations
Italian duodecimano, duodecimana
  • duodecimanoTranslations
  • duodecimanaTranslations
Persian اثناعشری, دوازدهامامی
  • اثناعشری (esnâ-'ašari)Translations
  • دوازدهامامی (davâzdah-emâmi)Translations
Romanian duodeciman, duodecimană
  • duodecimanTranslations
  • duodecimanăTranslations
Spanish duodecimano, duodecimana
  • duodecimanoTranslations
  • duodecimanaTranslations
Turkish İsnâaşerî
  • İsnâaşerîTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

twelver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twelver

MLA

“twelver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twelver. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “twelver,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twelver.

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