[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A small billon coin issued by James III of Scotland; (also) a small copper coin current in Scotland in the 15th and 16th centuries worth four Scots pennies.


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century (in an earlier sense). From Middle Dutch placke, plac small coin (originally Flemish) of varying value, current in the 14th–15th century (Dutch regional (Holland) † plak small coin, e.g. in 19th-cent. use in Amsterdam denoting a coin worth two and a half cents), transferred use of placke, plac stain, spot (Dutch plak)