Louis d'or

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:57:35

Lou"is d'or` (?). [F., gold louis.]

Formerly, a gold coin of France nominally worth twenty shillings sterling, but of varying value; -- first struck in 1640.

 

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