Crusado Definition

kro͝o-sädō
crusadoes, crusados, crusado, cruzados
noun
An obsolete Portuguese coin with the figure of a cross on it.
Webster's New World
1787, Thomas Jefferson, “To John Jay”, in Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson.
The King's fifth of the mines, yields annually thirteen millions of crusadoes or half dollars.
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1824, Robert Kerr, A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. II.
When first appointed to the command in the Moluccas, Galvano carried with him a private fortune of 10,000 crusadoes, all of which he expended in the public service.
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Other Word Forms of Crusado

Noun

Singular:
crusado
Plural:
crusadoes, crusados

Origin of Crusado

  • Portuguese from past participle of cruzar to mark with a cross from cruz cross from Latin crux cruc-

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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