xeraphim

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Portuguese xarafin, from Arabic اَشْرَاف (ašrāf), plural form of شَرِيف (šarīf, “highborn”).

Noun

xeraphim (plural xeraphims)

  1. (historical) An old monetary unit of Portuguese India from the 16th to 19th centuries, equal to 300 reis.

References

  • Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
  • Numista

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