Définitions
1.NounVarious medieval and early modern coins or units of account, particularly:
A Roman ~23k gold coin introduced by Diocletian in AD 301 and called by that name, but reissued at a slightly lower weight by Constantine I.
Its successor Byzantine coins, from the eleventh century onward of progressively debased weight and purity.
Synonym of sol or sou: a Carolingian unit of account equivalent to a solidus of silver.
Synonym of soldo: the silver coins of various Italian states.
Synonym of shilling: an English unit of account and, following the Tudor dynasty, silver coin.
2.NounA Roman ~23k gold coin introduced by Diocletian in AD 301 and called by that name, but reissued at a slightly lower weight by Constantine I.
3.NounIts successor Byzantine coins, from the eleventh century onward of progressively debased weight and purity.
4.NounSynonym of sol or sou: a Carolingian unit of account equivalent to a solidus of silver.
5.NounSynonym of soldo: the silver coins of various Italian states.
6.NounSynonym of shilling: an English unit of account and, following the Tudor dynasty, silver coin.
7.NounThe weight of the Roman gold coin, 1/60 of a Roman pound under Diocletian or 1/72 lb. (about 4.5 grams) after Constantine.
8.NounA medieval French weight, 1/20 of the Carolingian pound.
9.NounSynonym of slash ⟨/⟩, originally in its use as the shilling mark and now its formal designation by the ISO and Unicode.
10.NounThe formal name of the oblique strikethrough overlay (as in A̷ and B̸) in Unicode.
11.NounThe division line between the numerator and the denominator of a fraction, whether horizontal or oblique.
12.NounThe line in a phase diagram marking the temperatures and pressures below which a given substance is a stable solid.