abbreviation of L. lībra ‘pound,’ pl. lbs., now only used of pounds weight, but formerly also of pounds sterling.
1390–1. Earl Derby’s Exped. (Camden), 11. Pro ij lb. gyngere, ijs. xd.
1563–7. Buchanan, Reform. St. Andros, Wks. (S.T.S.), 7. In silver, five hundret xlvij lbs. xs. xd.
