airle-penny

noun

airle-pen·​ny

ˈer(-ə)l-ˌpe-nē

: arles

Word History

Etymology

older Scots arlis-penny, from arlis (alteration of arles) + penny

First Known Use

circa 1591, in the meaning defined above

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