drachm

/dɹæm/

Etymology

Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French dragme (modern French drachme), from Late Latin dragma. Doublet of dirham.

drachm means A small unit of weight, variously:; One sixteenth (1⁄16) of an ounce avoirdupois (1.77 g; symbol: ℨ or ʒ). Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 77 out of 100.

drachm is pronounced /dɹæm/.

noun

A small unit of weight, variously:; One sixteenth (1⁄16) of an ounce avoirdupois (1.77 g; symbol: ℨ or ʒ).
A small unit of weight, variously:; One eighth (1⁄8) of an ounce apothecary (3.89 g; symbol: ℨ or ʒ).