sesterce

ses·terce

noun \ˈses-ˌtərs\

Definition of SESTERCE

: an ancient Roman coin equal to ¹⁄₄ denarius

Origin of SESTERCE

Latin sestertius, from sestertius two and a half times as great (from its being equal originally to two and a half asses), from semis half of an as, one half + tertius third — more at sesqui-, third

First Known Use: 1598

Rhymes with SESTERCE

adverse, amerce, asperse, averse, coerce, commerce, converse, cutpurse, disburse, disperse, diverse, dry nurse, free verse, immerse, inverse, Nez Percé, obverse, perverse, rehearse, reverse, scrub nurse, submerse, transverse, traverse, wet nurse