libra

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

lībra ae, f

CLI-, a balance, pair of scales : altera librae lanx: librā et aere, by scale and baiance , i. e. in due form , L.: quod quis librā mercatur et aere, H.: sine librā atque tabulis, i. e. without legal formalities .—Libra, the Balance (a consteilation), V., H., O.— A plummet, level : ad libram fecerat turrīs, by the level , i. e. of equal height , Cs.—As a weight, a pound, Roman pound : corona aurea libra pondo, L.: una Farris, H.