Pronunciation: ' l ē vr ə
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Old French, from Latin libra, a unit of weight
Date: 1553
1 : an old French monetary unit equal to 20 sols
2 : a coin representing one livre
3 : the pound of Lebanon
Pronunciation: ' l ē vr ə
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Old French, from Latin libra, a unit of weight
Date: 1553
1 : an old French monetary unit equal to 20 sols
2 : a coin representing one livre
3 : the pound of Lebanon
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012