Definitions for testons
testons
tes·ton
Spelling: [tes-tuh n, -ton, te-stoon]
IPA: /ˈtɛs tən, -tɒn, tɛˈstun/
Testons is a 7 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.
You can make 119 anagrams from letters in testons (enosstt).
Definitions for testons
noun
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a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
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a former silver coin of England, issued by Henry VII, Henry VIII, and Edward VI, and bearing on the obverse the bust of the reigning king: equal originally to 12 pence, later to sixpence.
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Also, testone [te-stoh-ney] /tɛˈstoʊ neɪ/ (Show IPA). a former silver coin of Milan, first issued in 1468, bearing on the obverse a bust of the Duke of Milan.
Origin of testons
1535-45; French Italian testone, augmentative of testa head Late Latin; see testa
Examples for testons
That, with about a teston which it cost him in returning, is over and above the amount for printing.
"My predecessors thought themselves dishonoured by knowing the value of a teston," Henry used to say.