mandat
/ˈmɑ̃da/noun
1In full mandat territorial. A unit of currency issued in the form of paper money by the revolutionary government of France from 1796 to 1797. Compare assignat historical.
2In France: a money order.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Peter Simmonds (1814–1897), newsagent and journalist. From French mandat, specifically application of Middle French, French mandat.
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