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单词 in specie
释义

in specie

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin in + specie, ablative singular form of species (kind, form; type).

Adverb

in specie (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) In respect to kind
    Although the power of a king is lesser in degree than an emperor, it is the similar in specie.
  2. (law, finance) In the actual form, especially in the context of a distribution of assets or a loan repayment.
  3. (law, finance) In coin or monetary metal, in contrast to fiat currency or other paper.
    • 1749, Henry Fielding, chapter VII, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. In Six Volumes, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: Printed by A[ndrew] Millar, [], OCLC 928184292, book V:
      "The estate of £500 a-year I have given to you, Mr Jones: and as I know the inconvenience which attends the want of ready money, I have added £1000 in specie."

Descendants

  • in kind
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