Franc

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Franc \Franc\ (fr[a^][ng]k), n. [F., fr. franc a Franc. See
     {Frank}, a.]
     A silver coin of France, and since 1795 the unit of the
     French monetary system. It has been adopted by Belgium and
     Swizerland. In 1913 it was equivalent to about nineteen cents
     American, or ten pence British, and is divided into 100


     centimes.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  franc
       n : the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100
           centimes

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  37 Moby Thesaurus words for "franc":
     Deutschmark, Mark, Reichsmark, afghani, anna, baht, cent, centavo,
     centime, conto, dollar, dong, florin, guilder, gulden, kip, kopeck,
     krona, krone, lira, milreis, peseta, pie, piece of eight,
     pistareen, pound, rand, rial, ruble, rupee, shekel, shilling, sol,
     sou, stiver, won, yen
  
  

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  FRANC, com. law. The name of a French coin. Five franc pieces, when not of 
  less fineness than ten ounces and sixteen pennyweights in twelve ounces troy 
  weight of standard silver, and weighing not less than three hundred and 
  eighty-four grains each, are made a legal tender, at the rate of ninety-
  three cents each. Act of June 25, 1834, s. 1, 4 Sharsw. Cont. of Story's L. 
  U. S. 2373. 
       2. In all computations at the custom house, the franc of France and of 
  Belgium shall be estimated at eighteen cents six. mills. Act of May 22, 
  1846. See Foreign coins.