Drăch'mȧ, n.
(drăk'mȧ), n.; Eng. pl. DRĂCH'MȦS, Lat. pl. DRĂCH'MÆ. [Lat., Gr. δραχμή, strictly, a handful, from δράσσεσθαι, to grasp with the hand; Fr. drachme, Pr. dragma, Sp. dracma, Pg. drachma, It. dramma, whence, by contraction, Eng. dram.]
Sense 1. A silver coin among the Greeks, having a different value in different states and at different periods. The average value of the Attic drachma was 9¾ d., or about 18 cents.
Sense 2. A weight among the Greeks of about 2 dwt. 7 gr. Troy. Brande.