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Libra arsa

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A burned or tested pound.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

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.

Defined under Libra in Black's Law Dictionary.