A number of units were used alongside the Imperial system.
Length
One pic was equal to 2 feet (0.6096 m).[2][3] Prior to the adoption of the metric system for units of length in 1986, this was the base unit for length. Other units used were the following:
1 inch = 2.54 cm or 1⁄12 foot, 1⁄24 pic, or 1⁄36 yard
1 foot = 30.48 cm or 12 inches, 1⁄2 pic, or 1⁄3 yard
1 chain = 20.1168 m or 66 feet, 33 pics, or 22 yards
1 mile = 1.609344 km or 5280 feet, 2640 pics, 1760 yards, or 80 chains
Area
One donum was equal to 1337.803776 m2 and was divided into 4 evleks, each of them covering 3600 sq. feet or 400 sq. yards; in Imperial units, a donum is equivalent to 40⁄121 acre. The Greek name for donum is σκάλα.[2][3] Prior to the adoption of the metric system for units of area in 1986, this was the base unit for area. Other units used were the following:
One oke was equal to exactly 2.8 pounds avoirdupois (1.270058636 kg) and was divided into 4 onjas, each of them weighing 100 drams. [2][3] Prior to the adoption of the metric system for units of mass in 1986, this was the base unit for mass. Other units used were the following: [2][3]
1 dram = 3.17514659 g or 1⁄400 oke; in Imperial units, it was equivalent to 49 grains
1 Cyprus litre = 2.2861055448 kg or 1+4⁄5 okes or 720 drams; in Imperial units, it was equivalent to 5+1⁄25pounds
1 kantar = 55,882579984 kg or 44 okes, or 24+4⁄9 Cyprus litres;[2][3][4] in Imperial units, it was equivalent to 123+1⁄5 pounds
1 Aleppo kantar (used for carobs) = 228.61055448 kg or 180 okes, 100 Cyprus litres, or 11⁄45 kantar; in Imperial units, it was equivalent to 504 pounds
1 ton = 1016,0469088 kg or 800 okes, 444+4⁄9 Cyprus litres, 18+2⁄11 kantars, or 4+4⁄9 Aleppo kantars; in Imperial units, it is equivalent to 20 long cwt or 2240 pounds
Capacity
One kilé was equal to 1 Imperial bushel or 8 gallons, i.e. 36.368735032 L. Prior to the adoption of the metric system for units of capacity in 1986 (1988 for milk), this was the base unit for capacity [2][3] Other units used (for dry and liquid measures) were the following:
1 quart = 1.13652296975 L or 2 pints, or 1+3⁄25 Cyprus litres
1 Cyprus oke = 1.27290572612 L or 2+6⁄25 Cyprus litres
1 Cyprus litre = 3.1822643153 L or 2+1⁄2 Cyprus okes, or 2+4⁄5 quarts
1 gallon = 4.546091879 L or 4 quarts, or 8 pints
(The legal definition of the gallon and derived units in Cyprus was not the same as in the UK; in fact, the 1965 definition was used.)
1 kartos = 5.09162290448 L or 4 Cyprus okes, 1.6 Cyprus litres, or 1+3⁄25 gallons
With regard to liquid measures, the following units were also used:
1 kouza = 10.22870672775 L or 2+1⁄4 gallons, 9 quarts or 18 pints
1 gomari or load = 163.659307644 L or 16 kouzas, 36 gallons, 144 quarts, or 288 pints (used for grain too[4]).
References
^Cardarelli, F. (2003). Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Their SI Equivalences and Origins. London: Springer. p. 7. ISBN978-1-4471-1122-1.
^ abcdefCardarelli, F. (2003). Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Their SI Equivalences and Origins. London: Springer. p. 96. ISBN978-1-4471-1122-1.
^ abClarke, F.W. (1891). Weights Measures and Money of All Nations. New York: D. Appleton & Company. pp. 25, 26.