halfpence
Old English currency
Halfpence is the plural of halfpenny, a British coin worth half a penny.
The word preserves an older pronunciation where the "l" is silent: HAY-pence.
He counted out the halfpence carefully.
The coin was withdrawn from circulation in 1984, but the term survives in historical contexts and expressions about small sums.
Pure silver alloy
- poundWeight, strike, or kennel
- quidBritish pound, informally
- bobShort vertical movement
- tannerHide-to-leather craftsperson
crown · sovereign · guinea · shilling · farthing · sixpence · groat · florin
Quarter-penny coin
- shillingFormer British monetary unit
- sixpenceFormer British coin
- threepenceFormer British three-penny coin
- groatHistorical English fourpenny piece
tuppence · crown · florin · guinea · sovereign · mite · copper · bronze
Of a prim era
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
antiquity · relic · artifact · numismatics · heritage · pre-decimal · decimalization · Charles II
Old and outdated
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- bygoneOf earlier times
- discontinuedNo longer available
- demonetizedHad income removed
pre-decimal · outmoded · superseded · vintage · old-fashioned · defunct · historical · worthless
sterling
Pure silver alloy
tanner · crown · sovereign · guinea · shilling · farthing · sixpence · groat · florin · tuppence
farthing
Quarter-penny coin
- shillingFormer British monetary unit
- sixpenceFormer British coin
- threepenceFormer British three-penny coin
groat · tuppence · crown · florin · guinea · sovereign · mite · copper · bronze · denomination
Victorian
Of a prim era
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
medieval · antiquity · relic · artifact · numismatics · heritage · pre-decimal · decimalization · Charles II · minting
antiquated
Old and outdated
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- bygoneOf earlier times
- discontinuedNo longer available
demonetized · pre-decimal · outmoded · superseded · vintage · old-fashioned · defunct · historical · worthless · collectible
pittance
Insultingly small payment
insignificant · paltry · negligible · cheap · trivial · mere · scant
halfpencepounds
Mass measurement units
sovereigns · guineas · shillings · crowns · gold coins