ducaton

noun

duc·​a·​ton

¦dəkə¦tän

variants or less commonly ducatoon

-tün

or ducatone or less commonly dukaton

plural ducatons also ducatoons or ducatones or dukatons

: a large silver coin of the Low Countries first struck in 1598

also : a similar coin of Italy

Word History

Etymology

French ducaton, diminutive of ducat

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