stater

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

stater
    n 1: any of the various silver or gold coins of ancient Greece
    2: a resident of a particular state or group of states;
       "Keystone stater"; "farm staters"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Stater \Stat"er\ (st[=a]t"[~e]r), n.
   One who states.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Stater \Sta"ter\ (st[=a]"t[~e]r), n. [L. stater, Gr. stath`r.]
   (Gr. Antiq.)
   The principal gold coin of ancient Greece. It varied much in
   value, the stater best known at Athens being worth about
   [pounds]1 2s., or about $5.35 (in 1890 value). The Attic
   silver {tetradrachm} was in later times called stater.
   [1913 Webster +PJC]

from Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

Stater
Greek word rendered "piece of money" (Matt. 17:27, A.V.; and
"shekel" in R.V.). It was equal to two didrachmas ("tribute
money," 17:24), or four drachmas, and to about 2s. 6d. of our
money. (See {SHEKEL}.)

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