livre tournois

English

Etymology

From French livre tournois (“Tours pound”) (contrasted with that of Paris).

Noun

livre tournois (plural livres tournois)

  1. One of numerous currencies used in France in the Middle Ages.
  2. A unit of account used in France in the Middle Ages and the early modern period.

See also
  • ₶ (symbol for the currency)
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