Definitions for avoirdupois
ˌæv ər dəˈpɔɪzav·oir·du·pois

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. avoirdupois, avoirdupois weightnoun

   a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)

2. fatness, fat, blubber, avoirdupoisnoun

   excess bodily weight

   "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. avoirdupoisnoun

   The official system of weights used in UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300 .

2. avoirdupoisnoun

   The official system of weights used in USA between 1866 and 1959.

3. avoirdupoisnoun

   Weight; heaviness.

   he has a lot of avoirdupois

4. Etymology: avoir + de + pois, compare Modern French poids

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Avoirdupoisnoun

   A kind of weight, of which a pound contains sixteen ounces, and is in proportion to a pound Troy, as seventeen to fourteen. All the larger and coarser commodities are weighed by avoirdupois weight. Ephraim Chambers

   Etymology: avoir du poids, Fr.

   Probably the Romans left their ounce in Britain, which is now our avoirdupois ounce: for our Troy ounce we had elsewhere. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Avoirdupois

   Avoirdupois(; abbreviated avdp.) is a measurement system of weights that uses pounds and ounces as units. It was first commonly used in the 13th century AD and was updated in 1959.In 1959, by international agreement, the definitions of the pound and ounce became standardized in countries which use the pound as a unit of mass. The International Avoirdupois Pound was then created. It is the everyday system of weights used in the United States. It is still used, in varying degrees, in everyday life in the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and some other former British colonies, despite their official adoption of the metric system. The avoirdupois weight system's general attributes were originally developed for the international wool trade in the Late Middle Ages, when trade was in recovery. It was historically based on a physical standardized pound or "prototype weight" that could be divided into 16 ounces. There were a number of competing measures of mass, and the fact that the avoirdupois pound had three even numbers as divisors (half and half and half again) may have been a cause of much of its popularity, so that the system won out over systems with 12 or 10 or 15 subdivisions. The use of this unofficial system gradually stabilized and evolved, with only slight changes in the reference standard or in the prototype's actual mass. Over time, the desire not to use too many different systems of measurement allowed the establishment of "value relationships", with other commodities metered and sold by weight measurements such as bulk goods (grains, ores, flax) and smelted metals; so the avoirdupois system gradually became an accepted standard through much of Europe.In England, Henry VII authorized its use as a standard, and Queen Elizabeth I acted three times to enforce a common standard, thus establishing what became the Imperial system of weights and measures. Late in the 19th century various governments acted to redefine their base standards on a scientific basis and establish ratios between local avoirdupois measurements and international SI metric system standards. The legal actions of these various governments were independently conceived, and so did not always pick the same ratios to metric units for each avoirdupois unit. The result of this was, after these standardisations, measurements of the same name often had marginally different recognised values in different regions (although the pound generally remained very similar). In the modern day, this is evident in the small difference between United States customary and British Imperial pounds.An alternative system of mass, the troy system, is generally used for precious materials. The modern definition of the avoirdupois pound (1 lb) is exactly 0.45359237 kilograms.

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1. avoirdupois

   Avoirdupois is a system of weights (mass) based on a pound of 16 ounces. It is the everyday system of weight used in the United States and is also commonly used in the United Kingdom. It's used to weigh almost everything, except precious metals, gems, and drugs, which are typically weighed in troy ounces. The name comes from an Old French term "aveir de peis," which literally means "goods of weight" or "property."

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Avoirdupoisnoun

   goods sold by weight

2. Avoirdupoisnoun

   avoirdupois weight

3. Avoirdupoisnoun

   weight; heaviness; as, a woman of much avoirdupois

4. Etymology: [OE. aver de peis, goods of weight, where peis is fr. OF. peis weight, F. poids, L. pensum. See Aver, n., and Poise, n.]

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1. Avoirdupois

   The avoirdupois system is a system of weights based on a pound of 16 ounces. It is the everyday system of weight used in the United States and is still used to varying degrees in everyday life in the United Kingdom, Canada and some other former British colonies despite the official adoption of the metric system. An alternative system of mass is generally used for precious materials, Troy weight. The modern definition of the avoirdupois pound is exactly 0.45359237 kilograms.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Avoirdupois

   av-or-dū-poiz′, adj. or n. a system of weights in which the lb. equals 16 oz. [O. Fr. aveir de pes (avoir du pois), to have weight—L. hab-ēre, to have, pensum, that which is weighed.]

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1. • Bodily Property
   • System Of Weights

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of avoirdupois in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of avoirdupois in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=avoirdupois
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Avoirdupois
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=avoirdupois
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avoirdupois
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avoirdupois
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=avoirdupois
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=avoirdupois