AVOIRDUPOIS


Meaning of AVOIRDUPOIS in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ a-v ə r-d ə - ' po ̇ iz, ' a-v ə r-d ə - ˌ

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English avoir de pois goods sold by weight, from Anglo-French, literally, goods of weight

Date: 15th century

1 : AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT

2 : WEIGHT , HEAVINESS especially : personal weight

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