The difference between Crockard and Rosary

When used as nouns, crockard means a 13th-century coin minted in europe as a debased counterfeit copy of the sterling silver penny of king edward i, at first legally accepted as a halfpenny and then outlawed, whereas rosary means prayer beads, a string of beads used to keep track of repetitions in prayer, particularly in the roman catholic marian prayer "hail mary" (ave maria).


check bellow for the other definitions of Crockard and Rosary

  1. Crockard as a noun (historical, numismatics):

    A 13th-century coin minted in Europe as a debased counterfeit copy of the sterling silver penny of King Edward I, at first legally accepted as a halfpenny and then outlawed.

  1. Rosary as a noun:

    Prayer beads, a string of beads used to keep track of repetitions in prayer, particularly in the Roman Catholic Marian prayer "Hail Mary" (Ave Maria)

  2. Rosary as a noun:

    A Roman Catholic devotion involving the repetition of a series of Marian prayers, usually 5, 15, or 20 decades of "Hail Marys", each decade beginning with "Our Father" and ending with "Glory Be to the Father", but sometimes including other Roman Catholic, Anglican, or Lutheran prayers.

  3. Rosary as a noun:

    A series or collection of thoughts, literary pieces, etc. intended for similar contemplation.

  4. Rosary as a noun (historical, _, numismatics):

    A 13th-century coin minted in Europe as a counterfeit debased form of the sterling silver penny of , at first accepted as a halfpenny and then outlawed.

  5. Rosary as a noun:

    A rose garden.