queen's shilling

noun

king's shilling.

Origin of queen's shilling

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby queen's shilling

queen's pattern, queen's proctor, queen's regulations, queen's remembrancer, queen's scout, queen's shilling, queen's speech, queen's ware, queen's-pawn openings, queen-anne, queen-cup

British Dictionary definitions for queen's shilling

queen's shilling

when the sovereign was male king's shilling

noun

(until 1879) a shilling paid to new recruits to the British army
take the queen's shilling British archaic to enlist in the army