Assignat
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈasɪɡnat/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Assignat is a noun meaning (now historical) A banknote used during the French Revolution, on the security of state land.
Meaning
(now historical) A banknote used during the French Revolution, on the security of state land.
Example Sentences
[O]n her request for money, I took out a parcel of assignats I had in my pocket.
If the landed man wishes to mortgage, he falls the value of his land, and raises the value of assignats.
He was in favour of a national bank; he was strongly opposed to the reckless issue of assignats and spoke against it in the Assembly.
The continuing depreciation of the assignat was worsening problems: in November and December, the currency's cash return dipped below 1 per cent of its face value, bringing a comic aspect to many exchanges and inducing street beggars to decline alms in paper form.
Word Forms
- assignats
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include landbank, banknote, indent, debenture, bearer, allonge.
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