balance

French

noun
Definitions
  • scales
  • (chemistry) balance
  • (economics) balance
  • (fishing) drop-net
  • (slang) informant, snitch
  • (Louisiana French) the rest, the remainder
  • (Louisiana French) a scale, more specifically a balancing scale

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *bilancia, bilanx (two-scaled).

Origin

Latin

bilanx

Gloss

two-scaled

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