Assignat Definition

ăsĭg-năt, ăsēn-yä

noun

Any of the notes issued as paper currency in France (1789–1796) by the revolutionary government and secured by confiscated lands.

American Heritage

A piece of paper currency issued during the French Revolution with confiscated lands as the security.

Webster's New World

(historical) A banknote used during the French Revolution, on the security of state land.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Assignat

Singular:

assignat

Plural:

assignats

French from Latin assignātus past participle of assignāre to assign assign

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From French assignat.

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