Fĭf'ty1, a.
a. [A-S. fiftig, Goth. fimftigjus, pl., O. H. Ger. finfzug, fimfzuc, M. H. Ger. vünfzec, N. H. Ger. fünfzig, funfzig. See FIVE.] Five times ten; as, fifty men.
2 entries under this word
a. [A-S. fiftig, Goth. fimftigjus, pl., O. H. Ger. finfzug, fimfzuc, M. H. Ger. vünfzec, N. H. Ger. fünfzig, funfzig. See FIVE.] Five times ten; as, fifty men.
n. 1. Five tens; the sum of forty-nine units and one more. 2. A symbol representing fifty units, as 50, or L.