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Definition of Auncel

Auncel
Auncel Aun"cel, n. A rude balance for weighing, and a kind of weight, formerly used in England. --Halliwell.

Meaning of Auncel from wikipedia

- The auncel (Norman: auncelle or aunsell’, lit. "little balance") was a balance scale formerly used in England. It consisted of a rod with the fulcrum near...
- coal, sometimes weighed in ancient times by a kind of steelyard called the auncel. Troy weight referred to the Tower system; the earliest reference to the...
- second major development is the statute 25 Edw 3 Stat. 5 c. 9 (1350) "The Auncel Weight shall be put out, and Weighing shall be by equal Balance." The third...
- device can also work without a counterweight. Ampere balance Apparent weight Auncel Combination weigher Digital spoon scale Digital Weight Indicator Evans balance...
- those things measured by the lesser but quicker balances: the bismar or auncel, the Roman balance, and the steelyard. The original mercantile pound of...
- may also be a metonym for scale maker or seller, from the Middle English auncel, aunsell, or auncer. Alfred Ansell (1876–1941), New Zealand politician Barbara...
- Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 98) (Weights) c. 9 Auncel weight shall be put out, and weighing shall be by equal balance. — repealed...
- but by Tenure, or Grant in Parliament. 25 Edw. 3. Stat. 5. c. 9 Weights Auncel Weight abolished. Goods shall be weighed by Balance. 25 Edw. 3. Stat. 5...
- Tenure, or Grant in Parliament. The whole. 25 Edw. 3. Stat. 5. c. 9 Weights Auncel Weight abolished. Goods shall be weighed by Balance. The whole. 25 Edw....
- Merchandises, by a Weight which is called Auncel; it is accorded and established, That this Weight called Auncel betwixt Buyers and Sellers, shall be wholly...