livre

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/ˈliːvɹə/

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/ˈliːvɹə/ · /ˈliːvə(ɹ)/

Definition of livre

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(historical)A unit of currency formerly used in France, divided into 20 sols or sous.

“They like to see them awarded comfortable pensions. Is it 700,000 livres a year to the Polignac family?”
“He never, it should be noted, totally renounced his inheritance: a critic of the court round, he benefited to the tune of a cool two million livres a year from royal largesse […].”

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noun

(historical)A unit of currency formerly used in France, divided into 20 sols or sous.

“They like to see them awarded comfortable pensions. Is it 700,000 livres a year to the Polignac family?”
“He never, it should be noted, totally renounced his inheritance: a critic of the court round, he benefited to the tune of a cool two million livres a year from royal largesse […].”
(obsolete)A lira
(historical)An ancient French unit of weight, equal to about 1 avoirdupois pound.

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Borrowed from French livre. Doublet of arratel, libbra, Libra, libra, lira, litra, litre, and rottol.

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