pound

Middle English

/puːnd/

noun
Definitions
  • A measurement for weight, most notably the Tower pound, merchant's pound or pound avoirdupois, or a weight of said measurement.
  • A pound or other silver coin (including ancient coins), weighing one Tower pound of silver.
  • Money or coinage in general, especially a great amount of it.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English pund (weight, a pound, an enclosure) inherited from Proto-Germanic *pundą (weight, pound) derived from Latin pondō (by weight).

Origin

Latin

pondō

Gloss

by weight

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