sente

[ sen-tee ]

noun

, plural li·sen·te [li-, sen, -tee].

1. a nickel-brass coin and monetary unit of Lesotho, one 100th of a loti.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sente¹

First recorded in 1975–80; from Sesotho, from English cent ( def )

Example Sentences

Although the teacher fauored hym, yet fearynge leste they shulde one kyll an other, he sente awaye his cosen.

From Project Gutenberg

And Iuda sayde: let her take it to her/ lest we be shamed: for I sente the kydd & thou coudest not fynde her.

From Project Gutenberg

I writte from Copingforde to Mr. Skipwith for a horse, and he sente me one, which was brought to me at Stamforde.

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Then, after the conquest, mathew Paris speakethe thereof aboute ornamentes to be sente to the Poope.

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Ye awthour dyd reappeare in ye aufternoone, and dyd seeke to borrowe a crowne from mee, but I sente hym packing.

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