Obsolete noun for great wealth or large sums of money. Not used in modern Japanese.
In old documents, the expression '多銭の者' (a person of great wealth) can be found.
Obsolete noun for a wealthy individual. Replaced in modern Japanese by terms like 金持ち or 富豪.
'多銭' was once used as a word for a rich person.
Compound of 多 (many) and 銭 (money, coin). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the word is now obsolete.