/ Dictionary / Index A assignat: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: as•sig•nat Pronunciation: (as'ig-nat" Fr. a-sē-nya'), [key] — pl. as•sig•nats one of the notes issued as paper currency from 1789 to 1796 by the revolutionary government on the security of confiscated lands. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. assignable assignation Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cautious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language