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troy

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /tɹɔɪ/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English troye, from Anglo-Norman. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, probably first used at a fair in Troyes, France.

  1. Of, or relating to, troy weight.

name

Etymology: From Old French Troyes.

  1. A surname from Old French derived from the city Troyes in France.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, but today associated with the classical city.