Lieue Metrique. Conversion Chart / Historical Length Units Converter, Old French

Lieue Metrique. Conversion Chart

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Metric

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of metric units is available on the main length conversion page.

lieue metrique to kilometer (km)
lieue metrique to meter (m)
lieue metrique to centimeter (cm)
lieue metrique to millimeter (mm)

Units: kilometer (km) / meter (m) / centimeter (cm) / millimeter (mm)

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The American System of Measures (US Customary Units)

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of U.S. units is available on the main length conversion page.

lieue metrique to mile (mi)
lieue metrique to yard (yd)
lieue metrique to foot (ft)
lieue metrique to inch (in)

Units: mile (mi) / yard (yd) / foot (ft) / inch (in)

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Ancient Egypt

It might be hard to imagine, but these units dates back to 3100 BC. Egyptian people used them 5000 years ago. These units are distant ancestors of US customary units used today.

lieue metrique to iteru (river measure)
lieue metrique to knet (rod of cord)
lieue metrique to nbiw (pole)
lieue metrique to meh niswt (royal cubit)
lieue metrique to meh nedjes (short cubit)
lieue metrique to remen
lieue metrique to djeser, bu
lieue metrique to pedj-aa (large span)
lieue metrique to pedj-sheser (small span)
lieue metrique to amem (fist)
lieue metrique to deret (hand)
lieue metrique to shesep (palm)
lieue metrique to djeba (finger)

Units: iteru (river measure) / knet (rod of cord) / nbiw (pole) / meh niswt (royal cubit) / meh nedjes (short cubit) / remen / djeser, bu / pedj-aa (large span) / pedj-sheser (small span) / amem (fist) / deret (hand) / shesep (palm) / djeba (finger)

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Ancient Greek

The values of Greek units varied according to location and epoch. Relative proportions though were generally the same. Greek measures were in general derived from measurement system of Ancient Egypt.

lieue metrique to schoinos (σχοινός)
lieue metrique to parasanges (παρασάγγες, league)
lieue metrique to dolichos (δόλιχος)
lieue metrique to milion (μίλιον)
lieue metrique to hippikon (ἱππικόν)
lieue metrique to diaulos (δίαυλος)
lieue metrique to στάδιον, stadion
lieue metrique to stadium olympic
lieue metrique to stadium attic
lieue metrique to stadium ptolemey
lieue metrique to plethron (πλέθρον)
lieue metrique to hamma (ἅμμα)
lieue metrique to dekapous (δεκάπους)
lieue metrique to akaina (ἄκαινα)
lieue metrique to kalamos (κάλαμος)
lieue metrique to orgyia (ὄργυια, fathom)
lieue metrique to diploun bēma (διπλοῦν βῆμα, double pace)
lieue metrique to haploun bēma (ἁπλοῦν βῆμα, single pace)
lieue metrique to pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow)
lieue metrique to pygōn (πυγών)
lieue metrique to pygmē (πυγμή, forearm)
lieue metrique to pous (πούς, foot)
lieue metrique to spithamē (σπιθαμή, span of all fingers)
lieue metrique to orthodōron (ὀρθόδωρον, wrist to the tip of meddle finger)
lieue metrique to lichas (λιχάς)
lieue metrique to hemipodion (ἡμιπόδιον)
lieue metrique to dichas (διχάς, midfoot)
lieue metrique to dōron (δῶρον)
lieue metrique to palaiste (παλαιστή, palm)
lieue metrique to kondylos (κόνδυλος, two fingers)
lieue metrique to daktylos (δάκτυλος, finger)

Units: schoinos (σχοινός) / parasanges (παρασάγγες, league) / dolichos (δόλιχος) / milion (μίλιον) / hippikon (ἱππικόν) / diaulos (δίαυλος) / στάδιον, stadion / stadium olympic / stadium attic / stadium ptolemey / plethron (πλέθρον) / hamma (ἅμμα) / dekapous (δεκάπους) / akaina (ἄκαινα) / kalamos (κάλαμος) / orgyia (ὄργυια, fathom) / diploun bēma (διπλοῦν βῆμα, double pace) / haploun bēma (ἁπλοῦν βῆμα, single pace) / pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) / pygōn (πυγών) / pygmē (πυγμή, forearm) / pous (πούς, foot) / spithamē (σπιθαμή, span of all fingers) / orthodōron (ὀρθόδωρον, wrist to the tip of meddle finger) / lichas (λιχάς) / hemipodion (ἡμιπόδιον) / dichas (διχάς, midfoot) / dōron (δῶρον) / palaiste (παλαιστή, palm) / kondylos (κόνδυλος, two fingers) / daktylos (δάκτυλος, finger)

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Ancient Roman

Roman length units were very well defined. The value of the base unit pes (foot) was discovered by John Greaves in 1639 after he made a lot of measurements in the ruins of Rome. Since then we know that the value of one pes was between 0.967 and 0.986 English feet. An accepted modern value is 296 mm. For most Roman units below we give an English equivalent in parentheses.

lieue metrique to schœnus (rush rope)
lieue metrique to leuga (league)
lieue metrique to mille passus (mile)
lieue metrique to stadium (stade, furlong)
lieue metrique to actus
lieue metrique to decempeda
lieue metrique to pertica (perch)
lieue metrique to passus (pace)
lieue metrique to pes sestertius
lieue metrique to gradus (step)
lieue metrique to cubitus (cubit)
lieue metrique to palmipes
lieue metrique to pes (foot)
lieue metrique to palmus major (palm length)
lieue metrique to palmus (palm width)
lieue metrique to uncia (inch)
lieue metrique to pollex (thumb)
lieue metrique to digitus (finger)

Units: schœnus (rush rope) / leuga (league) / mille passus (mile) / stadium (stade, furlong) / actus / decempeda / pertica (perch) / passus (pace) / pes sestertius / gradus (step) / cubitus (cubit) / palmipes / pes (foot) / palmus major (palm length) / palmus (palm width) / uncia (inch) / pollex (thumb) / digitus (finger)

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Biblical

lieue metrique to cubit
lieue metrique to span
lieue metrique to handbreadth
lieue metrique to etzbah

Units: cubit / span / handbreadth / etzbah

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Old Spanish

In various provinces of Spain diferent variations of units were used. The conversions below use Castilian system. Although most of these units are now obsolete, some can still be used today in the countries of Latin America.

lieue metrique to legua de por grado (league of the degree)
lieue metrique to legua marina (nautical)
lieue metrique to legua
lieue metrique to milla marina (nautical)
lieue metrique to milla
lieue metrique to cuerda of Valencia
lieue metrique to cuerda
lieue metrique to estadal
lieue metrique to braza
lieue metrique to paso
lieue metrique to vara
lieue metrique to codo de ribera
lieue metrique to codo
lieue metrique to pie
lieue metrique to palmo
lieue metrique to coto
lieue metrique to pulgada
lieue metrique to linea
lieue metrique to punto

Units: legua de por grado (league of the degree) / legua marina (nautical) / legua / milla marina (nautical) / milla / cuerda of Valencia / cuerda / estadal / braza / paso / vara / codo de ribera / codo / pie / palmo / coto / pulgada / linea / punto

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Old Portuguese

These units were used in Portugal, Brazil and other countries of the Portuguese Empire until the adoption of the metric system in 19th century.

lieue metrique to braça
lieue metrique to toesa
lieue metrique to passo geométrico
lieue metrique to vara
lieue metrique to côvado
lieue metrique to pé
lieue metrique to palmo de craveira
lieue metrique to polegada
lieue metrique to linha
lieue metrique to ponto

Units: braça / toesa / passo geométrico / vara / côvado / pé / palmo de craveira / polegada / linha / ponto

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Old French

There were many local variations; the following are Quebec and Paris definitions

lieue metrique to lieue commune
lieue metrique to lieue marine
lieue metrique to lieue de post
lieue metrique to arpent
lieue metrique to perche
lieue metrique to toise
lieue metrique to pied [foot]
lieue metrique to pouce [inch]
lieue metrique to ligne

Units: lieue commune / lieue marine / lieue de post / / arpent / perche / toise / pied [foot] / pouce [inch] / ligne

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Old Russian

lieue metrique to mile
lieue metrique to verst
lieue metrique to mezhevaya verst
lieue metrique to kosaya sazhen
lieue metrique to sazhen
lieue metrique to makhovaya sazhen
lieue metrique to arshin
lieue metrique to ell
lieue metrique to foot
lieue metrique to pyad
lieue metrique to vershok
lieue metrique to inch
lieue metrique to line

Units: mile / verst / mezhevaya verst / kosaya sazhen / sazhen / makhovaya sazhen / arshin / ell / foot / pyad / vershok / inch / line

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Old German (Prussian)

These units were used before adoption of metric system in 1872.

lieue metrique to meile
lieue metrique to ruthe
lieue metrique to elle
lieue metrique to fuss
lieue metrique to zoll
lieue metrique to linie

Units: meile / ruthe / elle / fuss / zoll / linie

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Old Austrian

These units were used before adoption of metric system in 1871.

lieue metrique to meile
lieue metrique to ruthe
lieue metrique to klafner
lieue metrique to fuss
lieue metrique to zoll
lieue metrique to linie
lieue metrique to punkt

Units: meile / ruthe / klafner / fuss / zoll / linie / punkt

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Old Swedish

Common measurement system was introduced in Sweden by law in 1665. Since then the system was slightly altered twice: in 1735 and 1855. Sweden switched to metric system in 1889.

lieue metrique to nymil (new mile, used since 1889 till now)
lieue metrique to mil (mile)
lieue metrique to fjärdingsväg
lieue metrique to rev before 1855
lieue metrique to rev after 1855
lieue metrique to stång
lieue metrique to famn (fanthom)
lieue metrique to aln (forealrm)
lieue metrique to fot (foot)
lieue metrique to kvarter
lieue metrique to tvärhand (hand)
lieue metrique to tum (thumb or inch) before 1855
lieue metrique to tum (thumb or inch) after 1855
lieue metrique to linje (line) before 1855
lieue metrique to linje (line) after 1855

Units: nymil (new mile, used since 1889 till now) / mil (mile) / fjärdingsväg / rev before 1855 / rev after 1855 / stång / famn (fanthom) / aln (forealrm) / fot (foot) / kvarter / tvärhand (hand) / tum (thumb or inch) before 1855 / tum (thumb or inch) after 1855 / linje (line) before 1855 / linje (line) after 1855

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