half crown
noun
a former silver or cupronickel coin of Great Britain equal to two shillings and sixpence: use phased out after decimalization in 1971.
Origin of half crown
First recorded in 1535–45
Words nearby half crown
half brother,
half buck,
half cadence,
half cent,
half cock,
half crown,
half deck,
half dime,
half dollar,
half eagle,
half frame
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British Dictionary definitions for half-crown
half-crown
noun
a British silver or cupronickel coin worth two shillings and sixpence (now equivalent to 12 1/2 p), taken out of circulation in 1970
Also called: half-a-crown