something intended or supposed to represent or indicate another thing or an event; a sign; a symbol; as, the rainbow is a token of god's covenant established with noah.-a memorial of friendship; something by which the friendship of another person is to be kept in mind; a memento; a souvenir.-something given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good faith, etc.-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.-a livid spot upon the body, indicating, or supposed to indicate, the approach of death.-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.-a piece of metal given beforehand to each person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of the lord's supper.-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.-to betoken.