The Company of Moneyers, the officials who formerly coined the money of
Great Britain, and who claimed certain prescriptive rights and
privileges.
Mon"ey*less, a. Destitute of money; penniless; impecunious. Swift.
Mon"ey-mak`er (?), n. 1. One who coins or prints money; also, a
counterfeiter of money. [R.]
2. One who accumulates money or wealth; specifically, one who makes
money-getting his governing motive.
Mon"ey-mak`ing, n. The act or process of making money; the acquisition
and accumulation of wealth.
Obstinacy in money-making.
Milman.
Mon"ey-mak`ing, a. 1. Affording profitable returns; lucrative; as, a
money- making business.
2. Successful in gaining money, and devoted to that aim; as, a
money-making man.
Mon"ey*wort` (?), n. (Bot.) A trailing plant (Lysimachia Nummularia),
with rounded opposite leaves and solitary yellow flowers in their
axils.
Mong"corn` (?), n. See Mangcorn.
Mon"ger (?), n. [AS. mangere, fr. mangian to trade; akin to Icel. manga
to trade, mangari a trader, OHG. mangari, mengari; cf. L. mango a
dealer in slaves.] 1. A trader; a dealer; -- now used chiefly in
composition; as, fishmonger, ironmonger, newsmonger.