ASSIGNAT


Meaning of ASSIGNAT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌa-(ˌ)sēn-ˈyä, ˈa-sig-ˌnat ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Latin assignatus, past participle of assignare

Date: 1790

: a bill issued as currency by the French Revolutionary government (1789-96) on the security of expropriated lands

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