assignat
noun
one of the notes issued as paper currency from 1789 to 1796 by the revolutionary government on the security of confiscated lands.
assignats
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pluralof assignat.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But the Government liked having extra money and didn’t cancel the assignats as the property was sold.
From Time ● Apr. 12, 2013
If the French Government had issued only enough assignats for that property, there would have been plenty of assignats to spend until the property was disposed of.
From Time ● Apr. 12, 2013
Unlike assignats, Bitcoins have no backing at all.
From Time ● Apr. 12, 2013
Concerning the false French assignats forged in England, see Louis Blanc's "History of the Revolution," vol. xii., p.
From The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England by Moncure Daniel Conway
The royal assignats, which had been issued under Louis XVI., had depreciated less than the republican ones.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
