What is the meaning of Specie?

Type or kind, in various uses of the phrase in specie.

Money in the form of coins made from precious metal that has an intrinsic value; coinage.

singular of species

mortar (in sense of mixture of lime or cement, sand and water)

coinage, specie, coins

material used in casting

especially, particularly

kind, type, sort

species, strain, breed

species

ablative singular of speciēs

Under the pretext of. Under the guise of.

species

kind, type, sort

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