Meanings
nountroy pound (plural troy pounds)
plural troy pounds
- A unit of weight, rarely used except in the trade of precious metals, equal to 5760 troy grains, 12 troy ounces, or 373.2417 grams.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams
Similar
apothecaries' pound
Broader
apothecaries' unitapothecaries' weighttroy unit
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish troy-naula
- troy-naulaunit
Cite this entry
APA
troy pound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/troy%20pound
MLA
“troy pound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/troy%20pound. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “troy pound,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/troy%20pound.
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