Balance

balance balancé English Etymology en la Libra. Proper noun 1 en astronomy astrology The constellation and zodiacal sign Libra. en 1668 ‘Godfridus’ The Knowledge of Things Unknown G.P. for G. Sawbridge London 20 Libra, or the Balance holdeth in the Navel, the Reins, and the lower parts of the Womb. en 1862 [Frances Rolleston] Mazzaroth, or, The Constellations: Part III Rivingtons London 7 The Balance shows redemption’s need;The Scorpion wounds He must endure;The Archer tells His coming sure;The Goat, His death in sacrifice[.] en 1882 Robert Brown On a German Astronomico-astrological Manuscript, and on the Origin of the Signs of the Zodiac J.B. Nichols and Sons London 9 The Balance, we have been told, "marks the equality of the days and nights at the equinoxes." Possibly; but the Balance is just the one sign not truly archaic, and I think we shall find that quite another class of reasons operated in the selection of objects. French thumb|Balance Pronunciation fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-Balance.wav <<France>> (<<Toulouse>>) Proper noun f la Balance Libra (constellation) fr astrology Libra (star sign) See also Anagrams fr bancale fr Constellations Constellations in the zodiac German Etymology de :bor fr:balance de fr balance. Pronunciation de /baˈlɑ̃ːs/ de De-Balance.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun f balance de Ausgeglichenheit Ausgewogenheit Gleichgewicht Declension f Derived terms de Balanceakt de balancieren Further reading de