maund Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a unit of weight used in Asia; has different values in different countries
    • the official maund in India is 82.6 pounds avoirdupois

WordNet

Maund noun
Etymology
AS. mand, mond.
Definitions
  1. A hand basket. Obs. Herrick.
Maund noun
Etymology
Hind, & Per. man.
Definitions
  1. An East Indian weight, varying in different localities from 25 to about 82 pounds avoirdupois.
Maund, Maund"er intransitive verb (Also<
  • Maund
  • Maunder
)
Etymology
Cf. F. mendier to beg, E. mendicant.
Definitions
  1. To beg. Obs. B. Jonson. Beau. & Fl.
  2. To mutter; to mumble; to grumble; to speak indistinctly or disconnectedly; to talk incoherently.
    He was ever maundering by the how that he met a party of scarlet devils. Sir W. Scott.

Webster 1913