gilder
1
[
gil
-der]
/ˈgɪl dər/
noun
1.
a person or thing that
gilds
.
Origin
1275-1325;
Middle English. See
gild
1
,
-er
1
gilder
2
[
gil
-der]
/ˈgɪl dər/
noun
1.
guilder
.
Examples from the web for
gilder
gilder
is the captain of the light, swift pirate vessel claudia.
British Dictionary definitions for
gilder
gilder
/
ˈɡɪldə
/
noun
1.
a variant spelling of
guilder
guilder
/
ˈɡɪldə
/
noun
(
pl
)
-ders,
-der,
-dens,
-den
1.
Also called
florin.
the former standard monetary unit of the Netherlands, divided into 100 cents; replaced by the euro in 2002
2.
the standard monetary unit of the Netherlands Antilles and Surinam, divided into 100 cents
3.
any of various former gold or silver coins of Germany, Austria, or the Netherlands
Word Origin
C15: changed from Middle Dutch
gulden,
literally:
golden