2. A memorial of friendship; something by which the
friendship of another person is to be kept in mind; a
memento; a souvenir.
This is some token from a never friend. --Shak.
3. Something given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of
authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good
faith, etc.
Say, by this token, I desire his company. --Shak.
4. A piece of metal intended for currency, and issued by a
private party, usually bearing the name of the issuer, and
redeemable in lawful money. Also, a coin issued by
government, esp. when its use as lawful money is limited
and its intrinsic value is much below its nominal value.
Note: It is now made unlawful for private persons to issue
tokens.
5. (Med.) A livid spot upon the body, indicating, or supposed
to indicate, the approach of death. [Obs.]
Like the fearful tokens of the plague, Are mere
forerunners of their ends. --Beau. & Fl.
6. (Print.) Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets,
of paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the
same number of sheets printed on one side, or half the
number printed on both sides.
7. (Ch. of Scot.) A piece of metal given beforehand to each
person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of
the Lord's Supper.
8. (Mining) A bit of leather having a peculiar mark
designating a particular miner. Each hewer sends one of
these with each corf or tub he has hewn.
{Token money}, money which is lawfully current for more than
its real value. See {Token}, n., 4.
{Token sheet} (Print.), the last sheet of each token. --W.
Savage.