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Webster 1913 Edition


Livre

Li′vre

,
Noun.
[F., fr. L.
libra
a pound of twelve ounces. Cf.
Lira
.]
A French money of account, afterward a silver coin equal to 20 sous. It is not now in use, having been superseded by the franc.

Webster 1828 Edition


Livre

LI'VRE

,
Noun.
[L. libra.] A French money of account, equal to 20 sous, or ten pence sterling.