florin

flo·rin

noun \ˈflȯr-ən, ˈflär-\

Definition of FLORIN

1

a : an old gold coin first struck at Florence in 1252 b : any of various European gold coins patterned after the Florentine florin

2

a : a British silver coin worth two shillings b : any of several similar coins issued in parts of the Commonwealth of Nations

3

: gulden

Origin of FLORIN

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Old Italian fiorino, from fiore flower, from Latin flor-, flos; from the lily on the coins

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with FLORIN

sarin