Meanings
plural louis d'ors · alternative louis-d'or · alternative Louis d'or · alternative Louis-d'or
- historicalhobbiesAny of the gold coins first introduced in France under Louis XIII in 1640, based upon the Spanish doubloon.
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.
1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVIII, in Romance and Reality. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 2661 more example
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.
1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Frenchlouis d'or
- Englishlouis d'or
Borrowed from French louis d'or (literally “golden louis”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic لُوِيس ذَهَبِي
- لُوِيس ذَهَبِي (luwīs ḏahabī)any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Bulgarian луидор
- луидор (luidor)any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Danish louis d'or
- louis d'orany gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Esperanto luidoro
- luidoroany gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Estonian luidoor
- luidoorany gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Finnish louis d’or
- louis d’orany gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
French louis d'or
- louis d'orany gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
German Louis d'or, Louisd'or
- Louis d'orany gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
- Louisd'orany gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
- Louisdorany gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Greek χρυσός λουδοβίκος, λουδοβίκειο
- χρυσός λουδοβίκος (chrysós loudovíkos)any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
- λουδοβίκειο (loudovíkeio)any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
- λουδοβίκι (loudovíki)any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
- λουίζιο (louízio)any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Hindi लुई दोर
- लुई दोर (luī dor)any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Irish laoiseach órga
- laoiseach órgaany gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Italian luigi d'oro
- luigi d'oroany gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Japanese ルイドール
- ルイドール (ruidōru)any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Korean 루이도르, 루이 도르
- 루이도르 (ru'idoreu)any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
- 루이 도르 (ru'i doreu)any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Lithuanian luidoras
- luidorasany gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Polish luidor, ludwik
- luidorany gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
- ludwikany gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Portuguese luís de ouro
- luís de ouroany gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Romanian ludovic de aur
- ludovic de aurany gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Russian луидо́р
- луидо́р (luidór)any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Spanish luis de oro
- luis de oroany gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Swedish louis-d'or, lusidor
- louis-d'orany gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
- lusidorany gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Ukrainian луїдо́р
- луїдо́р (lujidór)any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with louis d'or
Cite this entry
louis d'or. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/louis%20d'or
“louis d'or.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/louis%20d'or. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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