forty-seven

forty-seven

1. The cardinal number immediately following forty-six and preceding forty-eight.
   • 1842 November 26, “GEOGRAPHY OF THE DESPATCHES.”, in The Spectator‎^[1], number 752, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1139, column 2:

     Shanghai is situated on this river, about twelve miles above Woosung; and the river is navigable for steam-boats forty-seven miles higher up—to the point where it issues from the small lake on the south of the canal.

• Arabic numerals: 47
• Roman numerals: XLVII