noun Etymology: French, from Latin ~us, past participle of assignare Date: 1790 a bill issued as currency by the French Revolutionary government (1789-96) on the security of expropriated lands
ASSIGNAT
Meaning of ASSIGNAT in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012