Token

tō′kn, n. a mark: something representing another thing or event: a sign: a memorial of friendship: a coin i ued by a private person or civic authority redeemable in current money: in old Presbyterian use, a voucher of lead or tin, inscribed with the name of the church or parish, admitting a qualified communicant to the celebration of the Lord's Supper: a measure of pre -work, 250 impre ions on one form: a thin bed of coal showing the vicinity of a thicker seam.— v.t. ( obs. ) to set a mark upon.— By the same token , further in corroboration; More by token (see More ). [A.S. tácen ; Ger. zeichen , a mark.]