millicent

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Millicent^¹

/ˈmɪlɪsənt/ UK

Where it comes from

From the Old French Melisende, from Old High German Amalasuntha, Amalaswintha, from the Proto-Germanic roots *amalą (“hard work”) + *swinþaz (“strong”).

proper noun

A female given name from the Germanic languages used since the Middle Ages.

millicent^²

noun millicents

One thousandth of a cent (used in securities trading).

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@misc{millicent_2026,
  title = {millicent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/millicent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}