Denarii

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Denarius \De*na"ri*us\, n.; pl. {Denarii}. [L. See 2d {Denier}.]
     A Roman silver coin of the value of about fourteen cents; the
     "penny" of the New Testament; -- so called from being worth
     originally ten of the pieces called as.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  denarii
       See {denarius}

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  DENARII. An ancient general term for any sort of pecunia numerata, or ready 
  money. The French use the word denier in the same sense: payer de ses 
  propres deniers.