auncel

English

Etymology

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Noun

auncel (plural auncels)

1. A crude balance for weighing, and a kind of weight, formerly used in England.
   • 1350, statute of Edward III:

     Auncel weight shall be put out, and weighing shall be by equal balance

Related terms

• ouncil

Anagrams

• Lucena, auncle, cuneal, lacune, launce, unlace