Custody (unit)

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Custodie (from Latin custodio , I preserve ' ) was a volume measure in Germany for grain . A distinction was made between large and small custodies.

  • 1 (small) custody = 755 liters
  • 1 (large) custody = 982 liters

literature

  • Peter Kurzweil: The Vieweg unit lexicon: terms, formulas and constants from natural sciences, technology and medicine. Springer-Verlag, Wiesbaden 2013, ISBN 978-3-32283-211-5 , p. 87.
  • Helmut Kahnt, Bernd Knorr: Old measures, coins and weights: a lexicon. Licensed edition of the Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig. Bibliographisches Institut, Mannheim, Vienna, Zurich 1986, ISBN 978-3-41102-148-2 , p. 60.