avoirdupois

== English == === Alternative forms === averdupois (archaic) === Etymology === From Middle English avoir de pois, aver de peis, haburdy poyse, haburdepays, haburdepeyse, from Old French aveir + de + peis (“asset of weight”), influenced by Middle French avoir + du + pois; compare French poids (“weight”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌævədəˈpɔɪz/, /ˌævwɑːdjuːˈpwɑː/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌævɚdəˈpɔɪz/ Rhymes: -ɔɪz, -ɑː === Noun === avoirdupois (usually uncountable, plural avoirdupoises) (historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300. (historical) The official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959. (chiefly humorous) Weight; heaviness. (obsolete) Merchandise. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== metric troy weight == Indonesian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English avoirdupois, from Middle English avoir de pois, aver de peis, haburdy poyse, haburdepays, haburdepeyse, from Old French aveir + de + peis (“asset of weight”), influenced by Middle French avoir + du + pois. === Noun === avoirdupois (plural avoirdupois-avoirdupois) avoirdupois: the official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300 the official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959 === Further reading === “avoirdupois”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016