Definition of Jacobus:

part of speech: noun

A gold coin, in value about 25 shillings, so called from James I., in whose reign it was first coined.

Usage examples:

• I had not a thought of Madame Jacobus until we met. Amelia E. Barr in "The Maid of Maiden Lane".

• I must ask Aunt Jacobus Amelia E. Barr in "The Maid of Maiden Lane".

• They were Captain Joris Van Heemskirk, a member of the Congress then sitting in Federal Hall, Broad Street, and Jacobus Van Ariens, a wealthy citizen, and a deacon in the Dutch Church. Amelia E. Barr in "The Maid of Maiden Lane".

• I have brought from Madame Van Heemskirk some ivory winders for Madame Jacobus Amelia E. Barr in "The Maid of Maiden Lane".