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TOURNOIS
Tour`nois", n. Etym: [F., belonging to Tours in France.]
Definition: A former French money of account worth 20 sous, or a franc. It was thus called in distinction from the Paris livre, which contained 25 sous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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