A minot is an old unit of dry volume, used in France prior to metrication. Volume (also called capacity) is a quantification of how much space an object occupies. ... Metrication, or metrification, is the process of converting from the various other systems of units used throughout the world (especially the Imperial or American systems, originating in the United Kingdom) to the metric or SI (Système International) system. ...

The original minot was equivalent to half a "mine" and 3 French bushels, and was approximately 38 litres in size. There was also a minot de Paris based on a cubic French royal foot, which is equivalent to 34.3 litres. A bushel is a unit of volume, used (with somewhat different definitions) in the systems of Imperial units and U.S. customary units. ... The litre (spelled liter in American English) is a metric unit of volume. ... This article is about a foot as a unit of length. ...