De*ni"er (?), n.

One who denies; as, a denier of a fact, or of the faith, or of Christ.

 

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De*nier" (?), n. [F. denier, fr. L. denarius a Roman silver coin orig. equiv. to ten asses, later, a copper, fr. deni ten by ten, fr. the root of decem ten; akin to E. ten. See Ten, and cf. Denary, Dinar.]

A small copper coin of insignificant value.

My dukedom to a beggarly denier. Shak.

 

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