TAKE THE KING'S (OR QUEEN'S) SHILLING

Meaning of TAKE THE KING'S (OR QUEEN'S) SHILLING in English

take the King's ( or Queen's) shilling

Brit.

enlist as a soldier. [with ref. to the former practice of paying a shilling to a new recruit.]

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TAKE — I. ˈtāk transitive verb ( took ˈtu̇k, dial ˈtək ; or dialect tak·en ˈtākən sometimes -k ə ŋ ; taken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHILLING — [A] n shilling
Interlingua English vocab
SHILLING — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scilling; akin to Old High German skilling, a gold coin Date: before 12th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KING — I Male sovereign over a nation or territory, of higher rank than any other ruler except an emperor . A …
Английский словарь Британика
SHILLING — I. ˈshiliŋ, -lēŋ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scilling; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUEEN — I. ˈkwēn noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English quen, quene, from Old English cwēn woman, wife, queen; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KING — I. ˈkiŋ noun ( -s ; except sense 13a ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English kyning, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHILLING — (n.) The Spanish real, of the value of one eight of a dollar, or 12/ cets; -- formerly so called …
Английский словарь Webster
SHILLING — (n.) In the United States, a denomination of money, differing in value in different States. It is not now legally …
Английский словарь Webster
SHILLING — (n.) A silver coin, and money of account, of Great Britain and its dependencies, equal to twelve pence, or the …
Английский словарь Webster
SHILLING — ( n. ) The Spanish real, of the value of one eight of a dollar, or 12/ cets; -- formerly …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHILLING — ( n. ) In the United States, a denomination of money, differing in value in different States. It is not …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHILLING — ( n. ) A silver coin, and money of account, of Great Britain and its dependencies, equal to twelve pence, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKE — — takable, takeable , adj. — taker , n. /tayk/ , v. , took, taken, taking , n. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHILLING — /shil"ing/ , n. 1. a cupronickel coin and former monetary unit of the United Kingdom, the 20th part of a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
QUEEN — — queenless , adj. — queenlike , adj. /kween/ , n. 1. a female sovereign or monarch. 2. the wife …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KING — — kingless , adj. — kinglessness , n. — kinglike , adj. /king/ , n. 1. a male sovereign or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHILLING — n. monetary unit of a number of countries (Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda); former monetary unit of a number of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KING — v. make king, crown as king; rule as king, reign as king; act like a king; make a game piece …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TAKE — I. ˈtāk verb ( took ˈtu̇k ; tak·en ˈtā-kən ; tak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
QUEEN — I. ˈkwēn noun Etymology: Middle English quene, from Old English cwēn woman, wife, queen; akin to Gothic qens wife, Greek …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHILLING — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scilling; akin to Old High German skilling, a gold coin Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAKE — p.p. taken. 2. take ·noun the quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time. 3. take ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
SHILLING — noun in the united states, a denomination of money, differing in value in different states. it is not now legally …
Webster English vocab
QUEEN — noun the wife of a king. 2. queen ·vi to act the part of a queen. 3. queen ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
KING — noun the chief piece in the game of chess. 2. king ·noun a crowned man in the game of draughts. …
Webster English vocab
SHILLING — ■ noun 1》 a former British coin and monetary unit equal to one twentieth of a pound or twelve pence. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TAKE — [take] vb took ; tak.en ; tak.ing [ME, fr. OE tacan, fr. ON taka; akin to MD taken to take] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHILLING — [shil.ling] n [ME, fr. OE scilling; akin to OHG skilling, a gold coin] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a former monetary …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
QUEEN — [queen] n [ME quene, fr. OE cwen woman, wife, queen; akin to Goth qens wife, Gk gyne woman, Skt jani] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHILLING — former English (and British) coin, nominally valued at one-twentieth of a pound sterling, or 12 pence. A silver coin of …
Britannica English vocabulary
QUEEN — British rock band whose fusion of heavy metal, glam rock, and camp theatrics made it one of the most popular …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHILLING — shilling, S\~ BrE AmE ˈʃɪl ɪŋ ▷ shilling|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
QUEEN — queen, Queen BrE AmE kwiːn ▷ queened kwiːnd ▷ queening ˈkwiːn ɪŋ ▷ queens kwiːnz ▶ ₍ˌ₎ Queen ˈ Anne …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KING — king, King BrE AmE kɪŋ ▷ kings, King's kɪŋz ▶ ₍ˌ₎ King ˈ George BrE AmE ▶ King ˌ James …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TAKE — / teɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( took / tʊk; NAmE / taken / ˈteɪkən; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUEEN — / kwiːn; NAmE / noun FEMALE RULER 1. the female ruler of an independent state that has a royal family …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KING — / kɪŋ; NAmE / noun 1. the male ruler of an independent state that has a royal family : the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
QUEEN — I. queen 1 S2 W2 /kwiːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cwen 'woman, queen' ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
QUEEN — I. Queen BrE AmE a British ROCK GROUP who were very popular in the 1970s and 1980s, and whose songs …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KING — I. King, Don BrE AmE (1931–) a US BOXING PROMOTER (=someone who arranges and advertises boxing matches) known for working …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KING — king W1 /kɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cyning ] 1 . RULER a man …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHILLING — n. 1 hist. a former British coin and monetary unit worth one-twentieth of a pound or twelve pence. 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
QUEEN — n. & v. --n. 1 (as a title usu. Queen) a female sovereign etc., esp. the hereditary ruler of an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KING — n. & v. --n. 1 (as a title usu. King) a male sovereign, esp. the hereditary ruler of an independent …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAKE — v. & n. v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHILLING — n. 1 hist. a former British coin and monetary unit worth one-twentieth of a pound or twelve pence. 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
QUEEN — n. & v. n. 1 (as a title usu. Queen) a female sovereign etc., esp. the hereditary ruler of an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KING — n. & v. n. 1 (as a title usu. King) a male sovereign, esp. the hereditary ruler of an independent …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1. tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Oxford English vocab
SHILLING — n.1 hist. a former British coin and monetary unit worth one-twentieth of a pound or twelve pence. 2 a monetary …
Oxford English vocab
QUEEN — n. & v. --n. 1. (as a title usu. Queen) a female sovereign etc., esp. the hereditary ruler of an …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
KING — n. & v. --n. 1. (as a title usu. King) a male sovereign, esp. the hereditary ruler of an independent …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHILLING — ( shillings) A shilling was a unit of money used in Britain until 1971 which was the equivalent of 5p. …
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