plaisant» /f^«/(y, laughable

8. original, oddfellow^ eccentric fellow ; as in English : " Others were originals who seemed to have no objection that the company should be amused with their folly instead of their wit." — ( Scott, " Fortunes of Nigel.")

Page 2. — I . ducats ( ducatus, duchy ), a gold or silver coin that differed in value according to the various countries that issued it. Equivalent to $2.28 in U. S . money ; no longer current in Spain.