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assignat definition

as·sig·nat (as′ig nat′; Fr ȧ sē nyȧ′)

noun

a piece of paper currency issued during the French Revolution with confiscated lands as the security

Etymology: Fr < L assignatus, pp. of assignare, assign

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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