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• A former French money of account worth 20 sous, or a franc. It was thus called in distinction from the Paris livre, which contained 25 sous.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
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• A former French money of account worth 20 sous, or a franc. It was thus called in distinction from the Paris livre, which contained 25 sous.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.