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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024seign•ior•age (sēn′yər ij),USA pronunciation n. - something claimed by a sovereign or superior as a prerogative.
- a charge on bullion brought to the mint to be coined.
- the difference between the cost of the bullion plus minting expenses and the value as money of the pieces coined, constituting a source of government revenue.
Also, seign′or•age. - Middle French seignorage, seigneurage; see seigneur, -age
- late Middle English seigneurage 1400–50
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