noun · neutersecond declension
fōtmēllum
fōtmēllum n (genitive fōtmēllī)
Ecclesiastical[fotˈmɛl.lum]
Meaning
- Medieval Latinfotmal, a unit of 70 pounds used for measuring lead
carrus plumbi constat ex triginta fotmallis
The cartload of lead is formed from thirty fotmals.c. 1300, Tractatus de Ponderibus et Mensuris:
Origins
From Middle English fōtmāl, fōtmēl, from Old English fōtmǣl.