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crusado
[ kroo-sey-doh, -zah- ]
noun
- an early Portuguese coin of gold or silver, bearing the figure of a cross.
crusado
/ kru藞z蓱藧du; kru藧藞ze瑟d蓹蕣; kru藧藞se瑟d蓹蕣 /
noun
- a former gold or silver coin of Portugal bearing on its reverse the figure of a cross
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of crusado1
Example Sentences
Monday in the 1300 block of Crusado Lane.
Crusado, kroo-s膩鈥瞕o, n. a Portuguese coin, so called because marked with a cross.
In the public rejoicings at the defeat of the Armada, in 1589, a ludicrous bard poured forth his patriotic effusions in what he called 鈥淎 Skeltonical Salutation, or Condign Gratulation,鈥 of the Spaniard, who, he says,鈥 鈥斺擨n a bravado, Spent many a crusado.
Yet deeming this amour incongruous with the holy vow of arms by which he was bound, he determined to conceal their nuptials, until his return from the crusado, when he purposed to seek and acknowledge her for his lawful wife.
No crusado ever returned with more humility.
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