Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A silver papal coin, struck by Pius VII., Gregory XVI., and Pius IX.

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Examples

  • Al amanecer del siguiente día salía Pío VII de su palacio entre esbirros y gendarmes, saltando sobre los escombros de las puertas, sin más comitiva que el cardenal Pacca, ni más restos de su grandeza mundanal que un _papetto_, moneda

    Novelas Cortas Pedro Antonio de Alarc��n 1862

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