adarme (adarma)

[Sp. adarme, a dram; a- perhaps represents the Ar. art. al, the, and -darme the L. drachma: see drachma and dram.] A Spanish weight, a drachm, the 16th part of an ounce, or the 256th part of a pound, equal (in Castile) to 1 avoirdupois drachms. Another form is adareme. In their origin, avoirdupois weight and the Spanish system were identical. adarticulation (ad-är-tik-u-lā'shon), n. [