assignat (plural assignats)
(now, historical) A banknote used during the French Revolution, on the security of state land. [from 18th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
As`si`gnat", n. Etym: [F. assignat, fr. L. assignatus, p. p. of assignare.]
Definition: One of the notes, bills, or bonds, issued as currency by the revolutionary government of France (1790-1796), and based on the security of the lands of the church and of nobles which had been appropriated by the state.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 November 2024
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
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