louis

[loo-ee; Fr. lwee] Origin

lou·is

[loo-ee; Fr. lwee]
noun, plural lou·is [loo-eez; Fr. lwee] .

Origin:
1680–90

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Lou·is

[loo-is or, for 2, loo-ee]
noun
1.
Joe (Joseph Louis Barrow), 1914–81, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1937–49.
2.
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “loud battle.”

Lou·is I

[loo-ee, loo-is; Fr. lwee]
noun
(“le Débonaire”; “the Pious”), a.d. 788–840, king of France and Germany 814–840; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 814–840 (son of Charlemagne).

Louis II

noun
1.
German, Ludwig II. (“the German”), a.d. 804?–876, king of Germany 843–876 (son of Louis I).
2.
a.d. 822?–875, king of Italy 844–875; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 855–875 (son of Lothair I).

Louis IV

noun
(“the Bavarian”), 1287?–1347, king of Germany (1314–47); emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1328–47.

Louis V

noun
(“le Fainéant”), a.d. 967?–987, king of France 986–987: last Carolingian to rule France.

Louis VI

noun
(“the Fat”), 1081–1137, king of France 1108–37.

Louis VII

noun
(“the Young”), 1121?–80, king of France 1137–80 (son of Louis VI).

Louis IX

noun
Saint, 1214?–70, king of France 1226–70.

Louis XI

noun
1423–83, king of France 1461–83 (son of Charles VII).

Louis XII

noun
(“the Father of the People”), 1462–1515, king of France 1498–1515.

Louis XIII

noun
1601–43, king of France 1610–43 (son of Henry IV of Navarre).

Louis XIV

noun
(“the Great”; “the Sun King”), 1638–1715, king of France 1643–1715 (son of Louis XIII).

Louis XV

noun
1710–74, king of France 1715–74 (great grandson of Louis XIV).

Louis XVI

noun
1754–93, king of France 1774–92 (grandson of Louis XV and husband of Marie Antoinette).

Louis XVII

noun
(“Louis Charles of France”), 1785–95, titular king of France 1793–95 (son of Louis XVI).

Louis XVIII

noun
(Louis Xavier Stanislas), 1755–1824, king of France 1814–15, 1815–24 (brother of Louis XVI).
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louis (ˈluːɪ, French lwi)
 
n , pl louis
short for louis d'or

Louis (ˈluːɪs)
 
n
Joe, real name Joseph Louis Barrow, nicknamed the Brown Bomber. 1914--81, US boxer; world heavyweight champion (1937--49)

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Louis
masc. proper name, from Fr. Louis, from O.Fr. Loois, probably via M.L. Ludovicus from O.H.G. Hluodowig (Ger. Ludwig), lit. "famous in war," from P.Gmc. *hluda- "heard of, famous" (see loud) + *wiga "war." Louis Quatorze (1855) refers to styles reminiscent of the time of King
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Louis XIV of France (1643-1715).
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louis

gold coin circulated in France before the Revolution. The franc (q.v.) and livre were silver coins that had shrunk in value to such an extent that by 1740 coins of a larger denomination were needed. The French kings therefore had gold coins struck and called after their name Louis, or louis d'or ("gold Louis"). After the Revolution, Napoleon continued the practice but called the coins "napoleons." They had a value of 20 francs.

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