in specie

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in specie

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

adverb

not comparable, obsolete In respect to kind Although the power of a king is lesser in degree than an emperor, it is the similar in specie.
not comparable In the actual form, especially in the context of a distribution of assets or a loan repayment.
not comparable In coin or monetary metal, in contrast to fiat currency or other paper. "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."

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@misc{in_specie_2026,
  title = {in specie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20specie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}