parliament meeting (). In response, Afonso IV decided to set the () of Lisbon as standard for the linear measures used for color fabrics across the country. A few years later, Pedro I carried a more comprehensive reform, as documented in the parliament meeting of 1361: the of Santarém should be used for weighing meat; the of Lisbon would be the standard for the remaining weights; cereals should be measured by the of Santarém; the of Lisbon should be used for wine. With advances, adjustments and setbacks, this framework predominated until the end of the 15th century. Further information: Portuguese customary units. Romanian system The measures of the old Romanian system varied greatly not only between the three Romanian states (Wallachia, Moldavia, Transylvania), but sometimes also inside the same country. The origin of some of the measures are the Latin (such as iugăr unit), Slavic (such as vadră unit) and Greek (such as dram unit) and Turkish (such as palmac unit) systems. This system is no longer in use since the adoption of the metric system in 1864. Length Cot (cubit) – 0.664 cm (Moldavia); 0.637 cm (Wallachia) Deget (finger) – the width of a finger Palmac – 3.48 cm (Moldavia) Lat de palmă (palm width) – palmă Palmă (palm) – of a stânjen Picior (foot) – of a stânjen Pas mic (small step) – 4 palme (Wallachia) Pas mare (large step) – 6 palme (Wallachia; Moldavia) Stânjen – 2 m (approximately) Prăjină – 3 stânjeni Funie (rope) – 20 – 120 m (depending on the place) Verstă – 1067 m Leghe (league) – 4.444 km; Poştă – 8 – 20 km (depending on the country) Area Prăjină – 180–210 m2 Feredelă – pogon Pogon – 50000 m2 Iugăr – the area ploughed in one day by two oxen 7166 m2 (Transylvania in 1517); 5700 m2 or 1600 square stânjeni (later) Falce – 14300 m2 Volume Litră – oca Oca – (pl. ocale), 1.5 litres (Moldavia); 1.25 litres (Wallachia) Pintă – 3.394 litres (Transylvania) Vadră – (pl. vedre, in Transylvania 'Tină), 10 ocale; 12.88 litres (Wallachia); 15 litres (Moldavia) Baniţă – 21.5 litres (Moldavia); 33.96 litres (Wallachia) Chiup – 30–40 litres (a chiup was a large clay pot for liquids) Obroc mic – 22 ocale Obroc mare – 44 ocale Merţă – 110–120 ocale (Moldavia); 22.5 litres (Transylvania) Giumătate – 80–100 vedre (poloboc) Feredelă – bucket (Transylvania) Câblă – A