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A troy weight containing twenty-four grains, or the twentieth part of an ounce; as, a pennyweight of gold or of arsenic. It was anciently the weight of a silver penny, whence the name.

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  1. n. A troy weight containing twenty-four grains, or the twentieth part of an ounce; as, a pennyweight of gold or of arsenic. It was anciently the weight of a silver penny, whence the name.
  2. n. a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains
  3. A troy weight containing twenty-four grains, or the twentieth part of an ounce; as, a pennyweight of gold or of arsenic. It was anciently the weight of a silver penny, whence the name.
  4. A troy weight containing twenty-four grains, or the twentiethpart of an ounce; as, a pennyweight of gold or of arsenic. It wasanciently the weight of a silver penny, whence the name.
  5. n. a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains