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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
avoirdupois /ˌavwɑːdjʊˈpwɑː, ˌavədəˈpɔɪz/

▶noun a system of weights based on a pound of 16 ounces or 7,000 grains. Compare with troy.

– origin ME: from OFr. aveir de peis ‘goods of weight’, from aveir ‘to have’ (from L. habere) + peis (see poise1).

'avoirdupois' also found in these Oxford entries:

grain - hundredweight - ounce - pound - quarter - ton - troy

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