English Explanatory Dictionary

drachm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small unit of weight, variously:
  2. One sixteenth (1⁄16) of an ounce avoirdupois (1.77 g; symbol: ℨ or ʒ).
  3. One eighth (1⁄8) of an ounce apothecary (3.89 g; symbol: ℨ or ʒ).
  4. Alternative form of dirhem: a small former Turkish weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g).
  5. Alternative form of drachma: a small former Greek weight (about 4.3 g).
  6. Alternative form of drachma: a Greek silver coin weighing one drachma.

Pronunciation

/dɹæm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-drachm.wav

Word forms

drachm drachms dram drachme

Etymology

Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French dragme (modern French drachme), from Late Latin dragma. Doublet of dirham.

Related words

decadrachm didrachma dirham fluid drachm hemidrachm octadrachm pentadrachm tetradrachm
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