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noun

Stater n. (Gr. Antiq.) The principal gold coin of ancient Greece. It varied much in value, the stater best known at Athens being worth about £1 2s., or about $5.35 (in 1890 value). The Attic silver tetradrachm was in later times called stater.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Stater" Quotes from Famous Books

... And what retain? His intellect? What is it I must reverence duly? Poor intellect for worship, truly, Which tells me simply what was told (If mere morality, bereft Of the God in Christ, be all that's left) Elsewhere by voices manifold; With this advantage, that the stater Made nowise the important stumble Of adding, he, the sage and humble, Was ...

— Introduction to Robert Browning • Hiram Corson

Words linked to "Stater" : Garden Stater, resident, Bluegrass Stater, Granite Stater, coin, occupant, Bay Stater, Keystone Stater, occupier