Dictionary entry

Numismatic

Webster's Dictionary 1913

{ Nu′mis‐mat″ic (?), Nu′mis‐mat″ic‐al (?), } a. [L. numisma, nomisma, a piece of money, coin, fr. Gr. � anything sanctioned by usage, the current coin, fr. � to introduce a custom, or usage, fr. νόμοσ a custom, or usage, fr. νέμειν to distribute, assign: cf. F. numismatique. See Nomad.] Of or pertaining to coins; relating to the science of coins or medals.