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louis
/ˈluː.i/
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What does louis mean?
proper noun
- A male given name from French.
- A female given name.
More meanings (5)
noun
- (historical) Any gold or silver coin issued by the French kings from Louis XIII to Louis XVI and bearing their image on the obverse side, particularly the gold louis d'ors, originally a French form of the Spanish doubloon but varying in value between 10 and 24 livres.
- (historical) The louis d'or constitutionnel, a 24-livre gold coin issued by the First French Republic.
- (historical, informal) The franc germinal or napoleon, a similar gold coin issued by Napoleon and bearing his image on the obverse, worth 20 francs.
- (historical) Alternative letter-case form of louis: various gold and silver coins issued by the French kings.
proper noun
- (rare) A surname.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈluː.i/
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Nay, the debts due to the French and Dutch are to be paid in militiamen instead of louis d’ors and ducats.
The royalist faith was still so powerful that the Parisian riots and the events which led to the execution of Louis XVI.
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The prime minister, with whom Gaston spent several days, used to put two thousand louis d'ors on a large gaming-table after dinner.
Captain Louis, in the MINOTAUR, anchored just ahead, and took off the fire of the AQUILON, the fourth in the enemy's line.
In the campaigns of the French during the reign of Louis XIV., the most of the offensive battles were of this kind.