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thrimsa (iou)



thrimsa noun. Also thrymsa.
[Old English Trimsa, Trymsa, alt. of trim(e)sa, trymesa genit. pl. of trimes, trymes from late Latin tremis third part of an aureus, from tres three, after semis half (an as).]
Hist. An Anglo-Saxon gold or silver coin and money of account of uncertain value, representing the Roman tremissis. Also, a unit of weight equal to a drachm.