KING'S SHILLING

Meaning of KING'S SHILLING in English

noun

: a shilling whose acceptance by a recruit from a recruiting officer constituted until 1879 a binding enlistment in the British army

he's taken the king's shilling

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

KING'S SHILLING — (until 1879) a shilling given a recruit in the British army to bind his enlistment contract. Also called, when a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KING'S SHILLING — ■ noun (in phr. take the King's shilling ) archaic enlist in the army. [from the practice of giving new …
Concise Oxford English vocab
KING'S SHILLING — королевский шиллинг, денежное содержание военнослужащего (часто в выражении: to take the king's shilling поступить на военную службу; термин употр. при …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
KING'S SHILLING — "королевский шиллинг", денежное содержание военнослужащего (часто в выражении: to take the king's shilling поступить на военную службу; термин употр. при …
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
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
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
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
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
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
SHILLING — noun in the united states, a denomination of money, differing in value in different states. it is not now legally …
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
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
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
SHILLING — shilling, S\~ BrE AmE ˈʃɪl ɪŋ ▷ shilling|s z
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
KING — / kɪŋ; NAmE / noun 1. the male ruler of an independent state that has a royal family : the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
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
KING — n. & v. --n. 1 (as a title usu. King) a male sovereign, esp. the hereditary ruler of an independent …
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 …
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
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
KING — n. & v. --n. 1. (as a title usu. King) a male sovereign, esp. the hereditary ruler of an independent …
Oxford English vocab
SHILLING — ( shillings) A shilling was a unit of money used in Britain until 1971 which was the equivalent of 5p. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KING — ( kings) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A king is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHILLING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB cost ▪ Surprisingly, the sherry was an excellent one and had certainly cost a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES crown sb (as) king/queen etc ▪ In 1896 Nicholas was crowned as Tsar. King's Counsel …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KING — [noun] [C] - (the title of) a male ruler of a country, who holds this position because of his royal …
Cambridge English vocab
KING — n. King Philip king salmon Cole Nat King Frederick the Winter King King Cotton king crab Alaskan king crab King …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
KING — I . the King a popular nickname for the singer Elvis Presley who was named the King of Rock and …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
KING — "a chief ruler, one invested with supreme authority over a nation, tribe or country."-Webster. In the Bible the word does …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
SHILLING — сущ. шиллинг (англ. серебряная монета = 1/20 фунта стерлингов = 12 пенсам) to cut off with a shilling ≈ лишить …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KING — 1. сущ. 1) король; царь; монарх to crown, proclaim smb. a king ≈ короновать кого-л. на царство to depose, dethrone …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHILLING — n шиллинг (1 / 20 фунта стерлингов; существовал до денежной реформы 1971 г. ) every shilling - всё до последнего …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KING — king.ogg 1. kıŋ n 1. 1> король the King of England - английский король lawful uncrowned king - законный некоронованный …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KING — king сущ.1) король; царь; монарх to crown, proclaim smb. a king — короновать кого-л. на царство to depose, dethrone a …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
KING — 1. [kıŋ] n 1. 1) король the King of England - английский король lawful [uncrowned] ~ - законный [некоронованный] король …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SHILLING — n шиллинг (1 / 20 фунта стерлингов; существовал до денежной реформы 1971 г. ) every shilling - всё до последнего …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
KING — 1. kıŋ n 1. 1> король the King of England - английский король lawful uncrowned king - законный некоронованный король …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHILLING — сущ. 1) шиллинг ( англ. серебряная монета = 1/20 фунта стерлингов = 12 пенсам ) •• to cut off with …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
KING — 1. сущ. 1) король; царь; монарх to crown, proclaim smb. a king — короновать кого-л. на царство to depose, dethrone …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SHILLING — сущ. 1) шиллинг (англ. серебряная монета - 1/20 фунта стерлингов - 12 пенсам) •• to cut off with a shilling — лишить наследства to …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
KING — 1. сущ. 1) король; царь; монарх to crown, proclaim smb. a king — короновать кого-л. на царство to depose, dethrone a king — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
KING — 1) главный стебель (растения) 2) царь (у термитов) 3) чавыча (Onchorhynchus tschawytscha) • - complemental king - devil king - ergatoid king - gulf king - king of …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
KING — 1) главный стебель ( растения ) 2) царь ( у термитов ) 3) чавыча ( Onchorhynchus tschawytscha ) • - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SHILLING — _n. 1> шиллинг (англ. серебряная монета = 1/20 фунта стерлингов = 12 пенсам); every shilling - все до последнего шиллинга …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
KING — 1. _n. 1> король; царь; монарх - King's speech 2> _перен. царь, властитель - king of beasts - king of …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SHILLING — n. 1. шиллинг (англ. серебряная монета = 1/20 фунта стерлингов = 12 пенсам); every shilling - все до последнего шиллинга …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
KING — 1. n. 1. король; царь; монарх - King's speech 2. перен. царь, властитель - king of beasts - king of …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SHILLING — _n. 1> шиллинг (англ. серебряная монета = 1/20 фунта стерлингов = 12 пенсам); every shilling всё до последнего шиллинга 2> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера

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