troy
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• noun
An ancient city in northwestern Anatolia (in modern-day Turkey near the Dardanelles), celebrated in Homer's Iliad as the site of the legendary Trojan War.
American A city in eastern New York State located on the eastern bank of the Hudson River just north of Albany, known for its nineteenth-century industrial heritage and as the home of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
American A city in southeastern Michigan located in Oakland County within the northern Detroit metropolitan area, known as a major business, shopping, and automotive engineering center.
A system of weights used primarily for precious metals and gemstones, in which one pound equals twelve ounces (373.24 grams) and one ounce equals 480 grains (31.10 grams).
"Bullion dealers always calculate the value of silver and platinum using troy rather than standard avoirdupois weight."
• adjective
Expressed or measured in troy weight, a system of units used primarily for precious metals and gemstones.
"The central bank's reserves are measured in troy ounces of pure gold."
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Word Origin & Etymology
In the sense of a system of weights, the term enters Middle English from the French city of Troyes, where a major medieval trade fair established a widely adopted standard for weighing precious metals.