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troy (iou)



troy noun. LME.
[Prob. from a weight used at the fair of Troyes in France.]
More fully troy weight. A system of weights used for precious metals and gems, based on a pound of 12 ounces or 5,760 grains (0.3732 kg). Freq. attrib. or postpositive, as troy pound, pound troy.