Complete Definition of "liard"

English
Etymology
French #French|liard, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation
IPA|/lj�:/, /lj�:d/

Noun
en-noun

  1. historical A small French coin, equivalent to a quarter of a sou.

#:*1819: �I waited � not to share the booty, for, so help me God and Saint Withold! as neither I nor any of mine will touch the value of a liard, � I waited but to render my thanks to thee and to thy bold yeomen, for the life and honour ye have saved.� � Walter Scott, Ivanhoe

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