guinea
/ginni/ • noun Brit. 1 the sum of &quid;1.05 (21 shillings in pre-decimal currency), used mainly for determining professional fees and auction prices. 2 a former British gold coin with a value of 21 shillings. — ORIGIN named after Guinea in West Africa (the source of the gold from which the first guineas were minted).
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