Liard

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ljɑː/, /ljɑːd/

Origin

French liard, of unknown origin.

Full definition of liard

Noun

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

• laird
• lidar, LIDAR