liard

English

Etymology

From French liard, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ljɑː/, /ljɑːd/
• Rhymes: -ɑː, -ɑːd

Noun

liard (plural liards)

1. (historical) A small French coin, equivalent to a quarter of a sou.
   • 1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe:

     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.

Anagrams

• LIDAR, Laird, drail, laird, larid, lidar

French

Etymology

Unknown. Compare obsolete liart (“greyish”), source of Catalan liart, Italian leardo, which designate a grey coat colour in horses.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ljaʁ/

• Audio:

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Noun

liard m (plural liards)

1. (historical) liard (a small bronze coin, equivalent to a quarter of a sou)
2. a trifling amount, a red cent, a pittance
3. (North America) cottonwood

Further reading

• “liard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)