shillings

noun

1. 1

   A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries.

   “The shilling was worth twelve old pence, or one twentieth of a pound sterling.”

2. 2

   The currency of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.

3. 3

   A currency in the United States, differing in value between states.

4. 4

   (New York and some other states) The Spanish real, formerly having the value of one eighth of a dollar.