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Assignat
Pronunciation : As`si`gnat"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. assignat, fr. L. assignatus, p. p. of assignare.]
Definition : Defn: One of the notes, bills, or bonds, issued as currency by the revolutionary government of France (1790-1796), and based on the security of the lands of the church and of nobles which had been appropriated by the state.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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