Dictionary

louis d'or en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌluːɪz ˈdɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation, plural)
• /ˌluiz ˈdɔɹ/ (General-American, plural)
• /ˌluːɪ ˈdɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌlui ˈdɔɹ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from French louis d'or (literally “golden louis”).

Meanings

1. (historical) Any of the gold coins first introduced in France under Louis XIII in 1640, based upon the Spanish doubloon.
   • They stopped at the most memorable places, and at last arrived at Rome, where a princess vacated her palace for their accommodation and so many louis-d'or a-month. 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVIII, in Romance and Reality. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 266:
   • It was a long, difficult business, for the coins were of all countries and sizes — doubloons, and louis-d'ors, and guineas, and pieces of eight, and I know not what besides, all shaken together at random. 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:

Forms

Hypernyms

(Scotland) lew · louis · Louis

Relateds

Friedrich d'or

Translations (35)

oc loís d'aur (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · pt luís de ouro (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · fr louis d'or (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · it luigi d'oro (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · el χρυσός λουδοβίκος (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · fi louis d’or (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · ru луидо́р (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · pl ludwik (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · lt luidoras (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · sv lusidor (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · sah луидо́р (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · mr लूई डॉर (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · sh лу̏јдор (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · de Louisd'or (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · es luis de oro (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · ja ルイドール (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · de Louis d'or (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · ar لُوِيس ذَهَبِي (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · el λουδοβίκι (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · ko 루이도르 (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · pl luidor (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · el λουδοβίκειο (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · bg луидор (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · et luidoor (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · sv louis-d'or (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · uk луїдо́р (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · be луідо́р (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · ga laoiseach órga (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · da louis d'or (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · de Louisdor (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · el λουίζιο (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · eo luidoro (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · sh lȕjdor (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · ro ludovic de aur (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) · ko 루이 도르 (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII)