SHILLING

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scilling; akin to Old High German skilling, a gold coin Date: before 12th century 1. a former monetary unit of the United Kingdom equal to 12 pence or 1/20 pound, a former monetary unit equal to 1/20 pound of any of various countries in or formerly in the Commonwealth of Nations, a coin representing one ~, any of several early American coins, see: money