louis d'or
See also: louis-d'or
English edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from French louis d’or (literally “golden louis”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌluːɪ ˈdɔː/, (plural) /ˌluːɪz ˈdɔː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌlui ˈdɔɹ/, (plural) /ˌluiz ˈdɔɹ/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
Noun edit
louis d'or (plural louis d'or or louis d'ors)
- (historical numismatics) Any of the gold coins first introduced in France under Louis XIII in 1640, based upon the Spanish doubloon.
- 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVIII, in Romance and Reality. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 266:
- They stopped at the most memorable places, and at last arrived at Rome, where a princess vacated her palace for their accommodation and so many louis-d'or a-month.
- 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London, Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:
- It was a long, difficult business, for the coins were of all countries and sizes — doubloons, and louis-d'ors, and guineas, and pieces of eight, and I know not what besides, all shaken together at random.
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any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
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Etymology edit
Literally, “golden Louis”.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
louis d’or m (plural louis d’or)
- (historical numismatics) louis d'or (any gold coin introduced by Louis XIII)
- Hypernym: louis
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