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ducat noun. Also (esp. in sense 3) ducket, duckett. LME.
[Italian ducato or its source, medieval Latin ducatus DUCHY.]
Hist. Orig., a silver coin minted by Robert II of Sicily, as Duke of Apulia, in 1140. Later, any of various gold or silver coins formerly current in most European countries. LME.
A piece of money. In pl., money, cash. arch. colloq. L18.
A ticket; esp. a railway or admission ticket. Cf. DOCKET noun 3. slang. L19.