pondus

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US/ˈpɑndəs/UK/ˈpɒndəs/

noun

An old English measure of weight, usually of wool, perhaps equal to 3 cloves.

OriginLatin pondus ← Proto-Italic *pondos →
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Meanings

noun
  1. historicalAn old English measure of weight, usually of wool, perhaps equal to 3 cloves.

    The pondus of wool at Alton Barnes and Stert is three cloves or 21 pounds.

    1882, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, volume 4, page 208

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*pondos
  2. Latinpondus
  3. Englishpondus

Borrowed from Latin pondus (“a weight”).

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APA

pondus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pondus

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“pondus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pondus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pondus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pondus.

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