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JACOBUS

\d͡ʒˈakɒbəs], \d‍ʒˈakɒbəs], \dʒ_ˈa_k_ɒ_b_ə_s]\

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1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A gold coin, in value about 25 shillings, so called from James I., in whose reign it was first coined.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. [Latin] An English gold coin of the value of twenty â€“ five shillings sterling, struck in the reign of James the First.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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