MEDALET Definition & Meaning

medalet

[ med-l-et, med-l-it ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a small medal, usually no larger than 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) in diameter.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of medalet¹

First recorded in 1780–90; medal + -et

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Mr. Roach Smith exhibited at the Society of Antiquaries a medalet, found on the site of the Exchange, evidently struck to commemorate Queen Elizabeth’s patronage of the original building, as it bore the Tudor Arms surrounded with the inscription “Angliœ Regina ubique honorata.”

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Ah, good Lord! was the medalet lost?

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