pondus

Etymology

From Latin pondus (“a weight”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑndəs/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɒndəs/
• Rhymes: (General American) -ɑndəs

Noun

pondus

1. (historical) An old English measure of weight, usually of wool, perhaps equal to 3 cloves.
   • 1882, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, volume 4, page 208:

     The pondus of wool at Alton Barnes and Stert is three cloves or 21 pounds.

Anagrams

• Pounds, pounds, snod up

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pondus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʌndus]

Noun

pondus (singular definite pondussen, not used in plural form)

1. gravity, authority, weightfulness

References

• “pondus” in Den Danske Ordbog

Participle

pondus m pl

1. masculine plural of pondu

Anagrams

• dupons