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Definition of Pistole
1. n. The name of certain gold coins of various values formerly coined in some countries of Europe. In Spain it was equivalent to a quarter doubloon, or about $3.90, and in Germany and Italy nearly the same. There was an old Italian pistole worth about $5.40.
Definition of Pistole
1. Noun. A type of obsolete Spanish coin. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pistole
1. a former European gold coin [n -S]
Medical Definition of Pistole
1. The name of certain gold coins of various values formerly coined in some countries of Europe. In Spain it was equivalent to a quarter doubloon, or about $3.90, and in Germany and Italy nearly the same. There was an old Italian pistole worth about $5.40. Origin: F, probably a name given in jest in France to a Spanish coin. Cf. Pistol. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pistole
Literary usage of Pistole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1839)
"pistole, Sim*. The old pistole of Geneva was of 11 livres 10 sols; ... Quadruple,
the doubloon of 8 escudos, or quadruple pistole of Spain. ..."
2. English Colonies in America by John Andrew Doyle (1907)
"According to the Editor of the Dinwiddie Papers, a pistole was equal to about
eighteen shillings in English money. In Massachusetts in 1720 it was reckoned ..."
3. The State of Prisons and of Child-saving Institutions in the Civilized World by Enoch Cobb Wines (1879)
"All, however, are obliged to labor, except those in pistole (a term to be hereafter
... pistole. MENTION has been made in the preceding chapter of a local ..."
4. Travels on the Continent: Written for the Use and Particular Information of by Mariana Starke (1820)
"... 46 22 Soldos - - a Ducat 62 21 Soldos - - a Ducat 5 10 60 Soldos - - a pistole
16 9 Accounts in Spain are usually kept either in Reals, or Reals Vellon. ..."
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