louis-d'or

A form of louis d'or — Any of the gold coins first introduced in France under Louis XIII in 1640, based upon the Spanish doubloon.

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Meanings

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

plural louis-d'ors

  1. alternativeAlternative form of louis d'or.

    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 266
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