Meaning of goldhoard | Babel Free

Definitions

Treasure; a treasury.

Examples

“In the Chronicle it is distinctly stated that the Roman soldiers did before leaving Britain in 418 bury goldhoards (treasures) in the earth.”

“The king is highly pleased now, but even more mistrustful, and will not release the other half of the goldhoard.”

“The Romans gathered all the gold-hoards there were in Britain; some they hid in the earth, so that no man might find them, and some they took with them to Gaul.”

“US investors continued to liquidate their goldhoards in London and repatriate the proceeds.”

“There may be recorded or potential archaeological associations with many of the names seen in earlier chapters, referring, e.g., to windmills, dovecotes, early pits and quarries, chapels, gold-hoards, and mounds.”

“The goldhoards were possibly sufficient, especially when supplemented by the import from Africa, to support a gold currency.”

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