/duk"euht/ , n.
1. any of various gold coins formerly issued in various parts of Europe, esp. that first issued in Venice in 1284. Cf. sequin (def. 2).
2. any of various silver coins formerly issued in various parts of Europe.
3. Slang. a ticket to a public performance.
4. ducats , Slang. money; cash.
[ 1350-1400; ME ducato ducatus DUCHY; prob. so called from the L words dux or ducatus, which formed part of the legends of such coins ]