/lear"euh/ ; It. /lee"rddah/ , n. , pl. lire /lear"ay/ ; It. /lee"rdde/ , liras .
1. a coin and monetary unit of Italy, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbr.: L., Lit.
2. a silver, bronze, or chrome steel coin and monetary unit of Turkey, equal to 100 kurus; equal to 100 piasters before 1933; Turkish pound. Abbr.: TL.
[ 1610-20; lieura libra pound ]