/tes"teuhn, -ton, te stoohn"/ , n.
1. a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14 1 / 2 sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
2. a former silver coin of England, issued by Henry VII, Henry VIII, and Edward VI, and bearing on the obverse the bust of the reigning king: equal originally to 12 pence, later to sixpence.
3. Also, testone /te stoh"nay/ . a former silver coin of Milan, first issued in 1468, bearing on the obverse a bust of the Duke of Milan.
Also, testoon /te stoohn"/ .
[ 1535-45; testone, aug. of testa head ]