easterling
[ ee-ster-ling ]
/ ˈi stər lɪŋ /
noun Archaic.
a native of a country lying to the east, especially a merchant from the Baltic.
Origin of easterling
1375–1425; late Middle English
esterling, equivalent to
ester eastern (perhaps representing Old English
ēastra, comparative of
ēast adj.) +
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