a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures. 2. a system of measurement: liquid measure. 3. an instrument, as a graduated rod or a container of standard capacity, for measuring. 4. the extent, dimensions, quantity, etc., of something, ascertained especially by comparison with a standard:
History & Grounds. William Henry Harrison, an American military officer and politician, was the ninth President of the United States (1841), the oldest President to be elected at the time.
Etymology & Historical Origin - Harrison. Harrison is the transferred use of an English surname meaning âSon of Harryâ. Harry is the pet form of Henry, a name that came to England by way of the French after the Norman Conquest (1066). The French Henri came from the Old German Haimric, from the elements âhaimâ (home) and âricâ (power).