car|o|lus

car|o|lus
car|o|lus «KAR uh luhs», noun, plural -lus|es, -li «-ly».
1. an English gold coin struck in the reign of Charles I, originally worth 20 shillings.
2. any one of various coins issued under kings named Charles.
[< Medieval Latin Carolus, Latinization of Frankish Karl Charles]

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  • Caroli — Carolus Car o*lus, n.; pl. E. {Caroluses}, L. {Caroli}. [L., Charles.] An English gold coin of the value of twenty or twenty three shillings. It was first struck in the reign of Charles I. [1913 Webster] Told down the crowns and Caroluses.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Carolus — Car o*lus, n.; pl. E. {Caroluses}, L. {Caroli}. [L., Charles.] An English gold coin of the value of twenty or twenty three shillings. It was first struck in the reign of Charles I. [1913 Webster] Told down the crowns and Caroluses. Macawlay.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Caroluses — Carolus Car o*lus, n.; pl. E. {Caroluses}, L. {Caroli}. [L., Charles.] An English gold coin of the value of twenty or twenty three shillings. It was first struck in the reign of Charles I. [1913 Webster] Told down the crowns and Caroluses.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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