Livre
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈliːvɹə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Livre is a noun meaning (historical) A unit of currency formerly used in France, divided into 20 sols or sous.
Meaning
(historical) A unit of currency formerly used in France, divided into 20 sols or sous.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) A lira
- (historical) An ancient French unit of weight, equal to about 1 avoirdupois pound.
Example Sentences
They like to see them awarded comfortable pensions. Is it 700,000 livres a year to the Polignac family?
He never, it should be noted, totally renounced his inheritance: a critic of the court round, he benefited to the tune of a cool two million livres a year from royal largesse […].
Word Forms
- livres
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lira, pound, books, ledger, cookbook, book.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.