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sterling (n.)
Old form(s):
starling
valid currency, legitimate tender
Ham I.iii.107
[Polonius to Ophelia, of Hamlet's advances] you have ta'en these tenders for true pay / Which are not sterling
R2 IV.i.263
[Richard to all] if my word be sterling yet in England
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