ANGEL, in commerce, the name of a gold coin formerly current in England. It had its name from the figure of an angel represented upon it, weighed four pennyweights, and was twenty-three and a half carats fine. It had different values in different reigns; but is at present only an imaginary sum, or money of account, implying ten shillings.
ANGEL-fish. See SQUALUS, ICHTHOLOGY Index.
ANGELIC, or ANGELICAL, something belonging to, or that partakes of, the nature of angels. We say an angelical life, &c. St Thomas is styled the angelical doctor. The angelical salutation is called by the Romanists Ave Maria; sometimes simply angelus.