livre

She had often seen him take out a livre or two to give to Jeannette.

The livre was the currency of various French colonies until the early 19th century.

"How can a poor devil of a labourer have half a livre to give away?"

Its value was set as one livre tournois (a money of account).

In 1602, the livre tournois accounting unit was brought back.

According to the kilogramme definition, one livre was about 489.506 grammes.

The livre tournois had been used as the legal currency for centuries.

The livre was the name of both units of account and coins.

According to the traditional (cubic foot) definition, one livre would have been about 489.675 grammes.

The livre was the currency of Guadeloupe until 1816.

It may have been derived from the French livre poids de marc.

Beginning in the late 17th century, slaves on the island were forced to wear the livre of the estate to which they belonged.

And whether, for all its show-bateauing, this livre isn't really a load of aurochs.

After an initial period during which barter prevailed, the French livre began to circulate.

The sous tournoisis a money of account, like the livre tournois.

(One livre was also worth one franc at that time.

Since the Middle Ages, various pounds (livre) have been used in France.

In the French Revolutionary period, the livre was replaced by the franc.

However, many units of measure, such as the livre, remained in colloquial use for many years.

Love Poems is less political, a livre composé which takes subtler formal risks.

The units in the following table are (except for the talent) calculated based on the kilogramme definition of the livre.

Boca Livre, from Brazil, is just the thing for a musical sweet tooth.

The use of the name "franc" became a synonym for livre tournois in accounting.

All of his works were published with Le Livre de poche except when otherwise noted.

He is known as the writer of the Livre de chasse, considered the classic treatise on medieval hunting.