avoirdupois

Meaning of avoirdupois

noun
  1. a system of weights based on a pound of 16 ounces or 7,000 grains, widely used in English-speaking countries.
    avoirdupois weights
    a pound avoirdupois

Middle English (denoting merchandise sold by weight): from Old French aveir de peis ‘goods of weight’, from aveir ‘to have’ (infinitive used as a noun, from Latin habere ) + peis ‘weight’ (see poise1).

Information about avoirdupois

  • It is a name.
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Hyphenation of avoirdupois

av-oir-du-pois

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
  • avoirdupois is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

avoirdupois synonyms

Meaning fatness:

fatness, fat, blubber

Words that rhyme with avoirdupois

pois, mirepois, avoidupois

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