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