'Rix-dollar' definitions:

Definition of 'Rix-dollar'

From: GCIDE
  • Rix-dollar \Rix"-dol`lar\, n. [Sw. riksdaler, or Dan. rigsdaler, or D. rijksdaalder, or G. reichsthaler, literally, dollar of the empire or realm, fr. words akin to E. rich, and dollar. See Rich, Dollar.] A name given to several different silver coins of Denmark, Holland, Sweden,, NOrway, etc., varying in value from about
  • 30 cents to $1.10; also, a British coin worth about 36 cents, used in Ceylon and at the Cape of Good Hope. See Rigsdaler, Riksdaler, and Rixdaler. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Most of these pieces are now no longer coined, but some remain in circulation. [1913 Webster]