Plack

Pronunciation

• IPA: /plæk/

Origin

From Middle English placke, from Dutch plak ("small coin"), from Middle Dutch placke ("name of a coin"). Cognate with Old High German pleh, bleh ("thin leaf of metal, plate"). Compare plaque.

Full definition of plack

Noun

1. Scotland and northern UK, Historical Any of various small coins used in Scotland and the Netherlands during the 15th and 16th centuries, having a value in Scotland of four pennies Scots.----