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English
Etymology
From Portuguese xarafin, from Arabic اَشْرَاف (ašrāf), plural form of شَرِيف (šarīf, “highborn”).
Noun
xeraphim (plural xeraphims)
- (obsolete) An old monetary unit of Bombay, equal to three fifths of a rupee.
References
- Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913).
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