Etymograph

English

Maundy coin

Maundy + coin

A compound of Maundy + coin

Latin mandatum ‘commandment’

Old French mandée ‘mandated’

Middle English maundee

English Maundy

Latin cuneus ‘wedge’

Old French coin

Middle English coyn ‘a wedge’

English coin

Today it means

noun Any of the specially minted coins given out by the reigning monarch on Maundy Thursday. Face values are 1, 2, 3, and 4 pence.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Maundy coin