ˈlēvə(r), -vr( ə ), -v(rə) noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Latin libra balance, unit of weight
1. : a former French unit of value worth a pound of silver in the reign of Charlemagne
2. or livre tour·nois -tu̇rnˈwä : the livre of Tours that from 1667 until replaced by the franc in 1795 was the only legal French livre and consisted of 20 sous of 12 deniers each