as·sig·nat ( s  g-nt , s n-yä)n. Any of the notes issued as paper currency in France (1789-1796) by the revolutionary government and secured by confiscated lands. [French, from Latin assign  tus, past participle of assignre, to assign; see assign.] |
assignat [ˈæsɪgˌnæt ˌæsɪˈnjɑː (French) asiɲa]
n
(Historical Terms) (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) French history the paper money issued by the Constituent Assembly in 1789, backed by the confiscated land of the Church and the émigrés
[from French, from Latin assignātum something appointed; see assign]
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