See Also: drachm(medicine)
drachm(dictionary)

drachm (iou)



drachm noun. [dram] arch. LME.
[Old French dragme or late Latin dragma var. of Latin DRACHMA. Cf. DRAM noun1.]
= DRACHMA 2. Now rare or obsolete. LME.
b. = DIRHAM. Now rare or obsolete. M16.
A unit of weight orig. equal to the weight of a drachma; an apothecaries' weight of 1 / 8 ounce (60 grains); an avoirdupois weight of 1 / 16 ounce (approx. 27.344 grains). Also = fluid drachm s.v. FLUID adjective. LME.
fig. A small quantity. LME.
T. Hardy 'Now do you see the truth?' she whispered..without a drachm of feeling.