| 单词 | seigniorage |
| 释义 | seigniorage n. (also seignorage) 1. a a profit made by issuing currency, esp. by issuing coins rated above their intrinsic value. b hist. the Crown's right to a percentage on bullion brought to a mint for coining. 2. hist. something claimed by a sovereign or feudal superior as a prerogative. Etymology: ME f. OF seignorage, seigneurage (as SEIGNEUR) |
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