tremissis

noun

tre·​mis·​sis

trə̇ˈmisə̇s

plural tremisses

-ˈmiˌsēz

: a Byzantine triens or a similar gold coin of early western Europe

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin tremis, tremissis, from Latin tres three + -mis, -missis (as in semis, semissis)

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