Passeree

British Indian; units of mass
	Regulation VII 1833 fixed the mass of one tola as 180 troy grains; (11.663 8038 grams)
	The maund was fixed at 28 pounds avoirdupois (¼ hundredweight); (12.700 586 36 kilograms)
	The maund was fixed at 25 pounds avoirdupois; (11.339 809 25 kilograms)

A passeree is an obsolete unit of mass used in Bengal that approximately equalled 4.677 kg (10.3 lb). Five seers made up one passeree. After metrication in the mid-20th century, the unit became obsolete.

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