louis d'or

the 1640 louis d'or

• louis-d'or
• Louis d'or
• Louis-d'or

Borrowed from French louis d’or (literally “golden louis”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌluːɪ ˈdɔː/, (plural) /ˌluːɪz ˈdɔː/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌlui ˈdɔɹ/, (plural) /ˌluiz ˈdɔɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)

louis d'or (plural louis d'or or louis d'ors)

1. (historical numismatics) Any of the gold coins first introduced in France under Louis XIII in 1640, based upon the Spanish doubloon.

   Hypernyms: louis, Louis, (Scotland) lew

   • 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.

• Friedrich d'or

• soldiour, souldior, ursodiol

Literally, “golden Louis”.

• IPA^(key): /lwi d‿ɔʁ/
• Rhymes: -ɔʁ

louis d’or m (plural louis d’or)

1. (historical numismatics) louis d'or (any gold coin introduced by Louis XIII)

   Hypernym: louis

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