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assignat

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

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