ninepence

== English == === Etymology === From nine +‎ pence. === Noun === ninepence (plural ninepences) (obsolete, British) A former British silver coin, worth nine old pennies. (obsolete, British) Nine old pennies. (obsolete, New England) A Spanish real, valued at twelve and a half cents. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “ninepence”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.