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Definition of florin noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

florin

noun
 
/ˈflɒrɪn/
 
/ˈflɔːrɪn/
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  1. an old British coin worth two shillings (= now 10p)
    Word Originvia Old French from Italian fiorino, diminutive of fiore ‘flower’, from Latin flos, flor-. The word originally denoted a gold coin issued in Florence, bearing a fleur-de-lis (the city's emblem) on the reverse.
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