Main Entry: as·si·gnat

Pronunciation: \ˌa-(ˌ)sēn-ˈyä, ˈa-sig-ˌnat\

Function: 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