Gulden Definition

go͝oldən, go͝ol-
guldens
noun
A guilder.
American Heritage

Guilder.

Webster's New World

An old currency of the Netherlands (its overseas territory the Netherlands Antilles).

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Other Word Forms of Gulden

Noun

Singular:
gulden
Plural:
guldens

Origin of Gulden

  • Middle English from Dutch gulden (florijn) golden (florin) from Middle Dutch ghel-2 in Indo-European roots

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

  • From Middle English, from Middle Dutch (shortened from) gulden (florijn) 'golden (florin)'

    From Wiktionary

Gulden Sentence Examples

  • The additional revenue gained by the Crown from Masovia was at first but 14,000 gulden per annum.

  • The reorganization of the mint alone increased the royal revenue by 210,000 gulden a year and enabled Sigismund to pay the expenses of his earlier wars.

  • In the two latter classes all had the suffrage who paid at least ten gulden in direct taxes.

  • In addition, a fine of 150,000 golden gulden was levied on the city, and used to build the "Spanish Citadel" on the site of what is now the public park.

  • The king gave him an annual grant of 1200 gulden (120), considerably enlarging it before the end of the year, and placing a comfortable house in the outskirts of the city at his disposal.

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Words Starting With

GGUGUL

Words Ending With

NENDEN

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