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‖ assignat|ˈæsɪgnæt, asiˈɲa|
[Fr., ad. L. assignātum, pa. pple. of assignāre to assign.]
Paper money issued by the revolutionary government of France, on security of the state lands. Cf. assignation 4.
1790Burke Fr. Rev. Wks. V. 415 Is there a debt which presses them? Issue assignats. Are compensations to be made?..assignats. Is a fleet to be fitted out? Assignats. 1876Fawcett Pol. Econ. iii. ii. 449 Issuing inconvertible notes in the form of assignats. |