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Libra arsa

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

A pound burned ; that is, melted, or assayed by melting, to test its purity. Libras arias et pensatas, pounds burned and weighed. A frequent expression in Domesday, to denote the purer coin in which rents were paid. Spelman; Cowell.