brevier

noun

bre·​vier

brəˈvi(ə)r,

-iə

plural -s

: a size of type between minion and bourgeois, approximately 8 point compare point system

Word History

Etymology

probably from Dutch, literally, breviary, from Medieval Latin breviarium; from the use of this size of type in the printing of breviaries in 16th century Holland & Belgium

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