brevier
noun
bre·vier
\brəˈvi(ə)r, -iə\
Definition of brevier
-s
: a size of type between minion and bourgeois, approximately 8 point — compare point system
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Origin and Etymology of brevier
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 — more at breviary
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