louis d'or

American  

[loo-ee dawr, lwee dawr] / ˌlu i ˈdɔr, lwi ˈdɔr /

noun

plural

louis d'or

1. a former gold coin of France, issued from 1640 to 1795; pistole.

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louis d'or British  

/ lwi dɔr, ˌluːɪ ˈdɔː /

noun

1. a former French gold coin worth 20 francs

2. an old French coin minted in the reign of Louis XIII

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Etymology

Origin of louis d'or

First recorded in 1680–90; from French: literally, “Louis of gold”; named after Louis XIII

Example Sentences

According to Burnet the packet-boat from France seldom came over during the following winter without bringing 10,000 louis d'or, and often more.

From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur

If his own brother were to drag himself to his door, writhing in the death agony, and curl round about his feet, he wouldn't give a louis d'or to help him.

From The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II by Hoffmann, Ernst Theordor Wilhelm

In November 1716 a new louis d'or was issued, 20 to the mark, 22 carats fine.

From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur

But his losses swelled like a mountain avalanche on each of the succeeding nights, so that at last it was calculated that he had lost to the banque well on to thirty thousand louis d'or.

From The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II by Hoffmann, Ernst Theordor Wilhelm

When the game was done he had won 1000 louis d'or.

From The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II by Hoffmann, Ernst Theordor Wilhelm