We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time. Find out more

Subscriber login

Library card login

Other

X Close menu

Dictionary Language resources

florin

Syllabification: (flor·in)

Pronunciation: /ˈflôrən, ˈflär-/

Definition of florin

noun

1a former British coin and monetary unit worth two shillings.

2a foreign coin of gold or silver, especially a Dutch guilder.

3the basic monetary unit of Aruba, equal to 100 cents.

Origin:

via Old French from Italian fiorino, diminutive of fiore 'flower', from Latin flos, flor-. The word originally denoted a gold coin issued in Florence, bearing a fleur-de-lis (the city's emblem) on the reverse