Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
Nearby Entries
Assignat - 3 dictionary results

as⋅sig⋅nat

   [as-ig-nat; Fr. a-see-nya]
–noun, plural as⋅sig⋅nats  [as-ig-nats; Fr. a-see-nya] . French History.
one of the notes issued as paper currency from 1789 to 1796 by the revolutionary government on the security of confiscated lands.
Origin:
1780–90; < F < L assignātus assigned (ptp. of assignāre). See assign, -ate 1
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Cite This Source
as·sig·nat     (ās'ĭg-nāt', ās'ēn-yä')  Pronunciation Key 
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 assignātus, past participle of assignāre, to assign; see assign.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source

Assignat

As`si`gnat"\ (?; 277), n. [F. assignat, fr. L. assignatus, p. p. of assignare.] 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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Cite This Source
Share :Share This: digg.comShare This: www.stumbleupon.comShare This: del.icio.usShare This: FacebookShare This: favorites.live.comShare This: www.technorati.comShare This: furl.netShare This: www.myspace.comShare This: www.google.comShare This: myweb2.search.yahoo.comShare This: myjeeves.ask.com
Search another word or see Assignat on Thesaurus | Reference | Translate
Get your FREE Subscription to Dictionary.com Word of the Day
The FREE Dictionary.com Toolbar
Dictionary Thesaurus Reference
The answers are right on your browser and just a click away with Dictionary.com Toolbar.