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Definition of Halfpenny
1. Noun. An English coin worth half a penny.
Definition of Halfpenny
1. n. An English coin of the value of half a penny; also, the value of half a penny.
Definition of Halfpenny
1. Noun. (''plural:'' '''halfpennies''') A discontinued British coin worth half of one penny (old or new). ¹
2. Noun. (''plural:'' '''halfpence''') An quantity of money worth half a penny. ¹
3. Adjective. Costing or worth one halfpenny. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Halfpenny
1. [n -PENNIES or -PENCE]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Halfpenny
Literary usage of Halfpenny
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1890)
"-The Modern Builder's Assistant ' (with John halfpenny, Robert Morris, ...
'Rural Architecture in Gothic Taste'(with John halfpenny), 17 16. ..."
2. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland by Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (1903)
"... halfpenny tokens take a prominent place, both as regards their merits of design
and workmanship, and also on account of the great numbers that must have ..."
3. Illustrations, Historical and Genealogical, of King James's Irish Army List by John D'Alton (1855)
"LIEUTENANT JOHN halfpenny. THIS name does not appear on the ... It is not improbable
that this John halfpenny, then young (Oge), may, with inveterate ..."
4. The Statutes at Large from the Magna Charta, to the End of the Eleventh by Great Britain (1765)
"... and ten pence halfpenny ; and to the end the Jaid governor and company of ...
and ten pence halfpenny, and of all arrears of the faid annuity of fríe ..."
5. The Numismatic Chronicle by Royal Numismatic Society (Great Britain) (1907)
"YORK halfpenny OF HENRY VIII (2nd Coinage) struck by Wolsey. THE only York
halfpence described by Hawkins are either those without any initial letter or ..."
6. Liber Albus: The White Book of the City of London by John Carpenter, Henry Thomas Riley (1861)
"For one pound of wool [sold] to a foreigner, one halfpenny; and for one sack,
... Every foreign cart that brings corn or malt, shall pay one halfpenny. ..."
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