Lira

3 definitions found

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

  Lira \Li"ra\ (l[=e]"r[.a]), n.; pl. {Lire} (l[=e]"r[asl]). [It.,
     fr. L. libra the Roman pound. Cf. {Livre}.]
     An Italian coin equivalent in value to the French franc.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  lira
       n 1: the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents [syn: {Maltese
            lira}]
       2: the basic unit of money in Turkey [syn: {Turkish lira}]
       3: formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100
          centesimi [syn: {Italian lira}]
       [also: {lire} (pl)]

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

  LIRA. The name of a foreign coin. In all computations at the custom house, 
  the lira of Sardinia shall be estimated at eighteen cents and six mills. Act 
  of March 22, 1846. The lira of the Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom, and the lira 
  of Tuscany, at sixteen cents. Act of March 22, 1846.