1.15.2010

a.word.a.day avoirdupois

avoirdupois
PRONUNCIATION:
(av-ur-duh-POIZ, -PWA)
MEANING:
noun: Heaviness or weight of a person.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Middle English avoir de pois (goods sold by weight), from Old French aveir de peis (goods of weight), originally referred to things sold in bulk.

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