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guilder

noun
/ˈɡɪldə/UK/ˈɡɪldɚ/US

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gulden (“golden”).

  1. derived from gulden — “golden”

Definitions

  1. The former currency unit in the Netherlands, divided into 100 cents.

    • [N]one ſhall be choſen to be a Commiſſioner in the Court at Amſterdam, vnleſſe he put ſix thouſand gilders ſtocke of his owne in the ſaid Companie; [...]
    • On the Spuy is a good Dutch Inn, called the Hoff van Utrecht. The Price is a Gilder a Day, or a Shilling for the Dinner only.

  2. The former currency unit in Suriname, divided into 100 cents.

  3. The current currency unit in the islands of the Caribbean Netherlands, divided into 100…

    The current currency unit in the islands of the Caribbean Netherlands, divided into 100 cents.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Obsolete spelling of gilder (“one who gilds”).

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