(derived probably through Spanish, from Lat. pincta, pitta, a painted or marked vessel), a liquid measure of capacity, equivalent to s of a gallon. The imperial British pint = 57 of a litre, 34.66 cub. in. The United States standard pint = 47 of a litre, 28'i cub. in. The word appears in French as pirate for a liquid measure as early as the 13th century.