A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
(Rose royall,) Rois royall. (Repr. 17th c. Eng. rose rial (1617) a gold coin of the value of thirty shillings; Ros(e n.) —1611 Reg. Privy C. IX 289.
The Inglishe peece of gold callit the rois royall at xix lib. xvi s.; … the spur royall at ix lib. xviii s.