† ˈscriptule Obs.
[ad. L. scriptulum, var. spelling of scrīpulum = scrūpulus scruple.]
The weight called a scruple.
| 1601 Holland Pliny xxxiii. iii. II. 463 A scriptule of gold was taxed and valued at twentie sesterces. |
† ˈscriptule Obs.
[ad. L. scriptulum, var. spelling of scrīpulum = scrūpulus scruple.]
The weight called a scruple.
| 1601 Holland Pliny xxxiii. iii. II. 463 A scriptule of gold was taxed and valued at twentie sesterces. |
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