n. 1. Any of various gold coins formerly used in certain European countries. 2. Slang a. A piece of money. b. An admission ticket. [Middle English, from Old French, from Old Italian ducato, from Medieval Latin ducātus, duchy (a word used on one of the early ducats); see DUCHY.] |
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