Etymology

seigniorage

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Today it means: All the revenue obtained by a feudal lord from his vassals. Full definition →

Middle French seigneurage
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  1. Middle French · borrowed fromseigneurage
  2. English todayseigniorage

Borrowed from Middle French seigneurage, from seigneur + -age.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.