Hypertext Webster Gateway: "specie"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Specie \Spe"ci*e\,
abl. of L. species sort, kind. Used in the phrase in specie,
that is, in sort, in kind, in (its own) form.
``[The king] expects a return in specie from them'' [i.
e., kindness for kindness]. --Dryden.
{In specie} (Law), in precise or definite form; specifically;
according to the exact terms; of the very thing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Specie \Spe"cie\, n. [Formed as a singular from species, in
sense 5.]
Coin; hard money.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
specie
n : coins collectively [syn: {coinage}, {mintage}, {metal money}]
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