First Known Use: 1790
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assignat
noun as·si·gnat \ˌa-(ˌ)sēn-ˈyä, ˈa-sig-ˌnat\
Definition of ASSIGNAT
: a bill issued as currency by the French Revolutionary government (1789–96) on the security of expropriated lands
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Origin of ASSIGNAT
French, from Latin assignatus, past participle of assignare
Rhymes with ASSIGNAT
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