† ˈbigate, a. (n.)
[ad. L. bigātus, f. biga: see biga.]
(A coin) bearing the figure of a biga.
| 1600 Holland Livy xxxiii. xxiii. 838 Hee had..of silver coine in bigate pieces [L. bigāti] 532000. 1656 Blount Glossogr., Bigat (bigātus) was a piece of Roman silver Coyn. |