Lexicographical Neighbors of Pruta
Literary usage of Pruta
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern Judaism: Or, A Brief Account of the Opinions, Traditions, Rites by John Allen (1830)
"pruta here signifies the smallest piece of brass money that the Jews formerly
used in ... pruta, he commits no trespass ; if he give ' it to his companion, ..."
2. The Rights of the Poor, and Christian Almsgiving Vindicated, Or, The State by Samuel Richard Bosanquet (1841)
"... man giveth a pruta to the basket, or a pruta to the chest, it shall be accepted
of him. If he refuseth to contribute, no compulsion shall be used; ..."
3. Flowers from a a Persian garden and other papers. by William Alexander Clouston (1890)
"... giving him a pruta (a small coin of less value than a farthing), said : " Here
is a pruta, my lad, bring me something for it, of which I may eat enough, ..."
4. A New System: Or, An Analysis of Antient Mythology : Wherein an Attempt is by Jacob Bryant (1807)
"And he adds, that after a long time, when any of them ventured to return, if they
were caught, they were immediately led to the pruta- ..."
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