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The livre (abbreviation: £ or ₶., [1] French for libra (pound)) was the currency of Kingdom of France and its predecessor states of Francia and West Francia from 781 to 1794. Several different livres existed, some concurrently. The livre was the name of coins and of units of account.
History. Although in the pre-revolutionary era (before 1795) France used a system and units of measure that had many of the characteristics of contemporary English units (or the later Imperial System of units), France still lacked a unified, countrywide system of measurement.
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Nov 1, 2023 · livre (plural livres) ( historical) A unit of currency formerly used in France, divided into 20 sols or sous . ( historical) An ancient French unit of weight, equal to about 1 avoirdupois pound.
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noun. ˈlēvrᵊ. 1. : an old French monetary unit equal to 20 sols. 2. : a coin representing one livre. 3. : the pound of Lebanon and Sudan. Examples of livre in a Sentence.
