death penny (English, noun)
expansion: death penny (plural death pennies)
Senses:
glosses: A circular, bronze memorial plaque presented to the next of kin of British Empire personnel killed in World War I.
tags: World-War-I
informal
topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: Synonym of Charon's obol.
tags: Greek
Roman
glosses: A coin placed on the eyelid of a deceased person to keep the eye closed.
tags: plural-normally
Forms:
form: death pennies
tags: plural