livre
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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Unfortunately, the annual bill for annuities and wages of lifetime offices came to ninety million livres. 
John Lanchester, The New Yorker, 29 July 2019 By 1715, the King had a hundred and sixty-five million livres in revenue from taxes and customs. John Lanchester, The New Yorker, 29 July 2019
John Lanchester, The New Yorker, 29 July 2019 By 1715, the King had a hundred and sixty-five million livres in revenue from taxes and customs. John Lanchester, The New Yorker, 29 July 2019 Word History
Etymology
French, from Old French, from Latin libra, a unit of weight
First Known Use
1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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