livre
noun
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
livres
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pluralof livre.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The crown was acquired by King Louis IX of France in Constantinople in 1239 for 135,000 livres - nearly half France's annual expenditure at the time.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2024
Few places were struck more severely than Beaune, the birthplace of Gamay, where records show a drop in the annual local wine monopoly bid from 65 livres in 1394 to just 27 livres in 1400.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2024
William Templeton Franklin arranged for her release and Mrs. Jay made a note that he had fronted 60 livres, likely the charge for Abigail’s meals, to secure her return.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2021
By 1715, the King had a hundred and sixty-five million livres in revenue from taxes and customs.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 29, 2019
We offered him one thousand livres per cask for his whole cargo of wine.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
