assignat
as·si·gnat
noun \ˌa-(ˌ)sēn-ˈyä, ˈa-sig-ˌnat\Definition of ASSIGNAT
: a bill issued as currency by the French Revolutionary government (1789–96) on the security of expropriated lands
Origin of ASSIGNAT
French, from Latin assignatus, past participle of assignare
First Known Use: 1790
Rhymes with ASSIGNAT
abaca, Abdullah, Adana, agora, ahimsa, aloha, Antalya, Astana, Aymara, baccarat, baklava, Bogotá, brouhaha, cervelat, coup d'état, Cumaná, Delacroix, entrechat, feria, guarana, haftarah, haniwa, Heredia, inshallah, Kashiwa, koruna, Kostroma, la-di-da, ma-and-pa, Machida, Malinois, Mardi Gras, Masséna, Modena, moussaka, Oshawa, pakeha, panama, Panama, Paraná, parashah, pas de trois, persona, pietà, podesta, polenta, polynya, port de bras, reseda, rufiyaa, Shangri-la, tempura, ulema, usquebaugh
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