Passeree

British Indian units of mass
Mughal Empire 1 maund = 40 seers 1 seer = 30 dams 1 dam = 5 tanks 1 tank = 3 mashas 1 masha = 8 ruttees
Bengal Presidency 1 maund = 8 passerees 1 passeree = 5 seers 1 seer = 16 chitaks 1 chitak = 5 tolas 1 tola = 12 mashas 1 masha = 8 rattis 1 ratti = 4 dhans Regulation VII 1833 fixed the mass of one tola as 180 troy grains (11.663 8038 grams)
Bombay Presidency 1 candy = 20 maunds 1 maund = 40 seers 1 seer = 72 tanks The maund was fixed at 28 pounds avoirdupois (¼ hundredweight) (12.700 586 36 kilograms)
Madras Presidency 1 candy = 20 maunds 1 maund = 8 vis 1 vis = 5 seers 1 seer = 8 pollums 1 pollum = 10 pagodas 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.

See also

• List of customary units of measurement in South Asia

References

"Passeree". http://www.sizes.com/units/passeree.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-20.