SEIGNIORAGE
\sˈe͡ɪni͡əɹɪd͡ʒ], \sˈeɪniəɹɪdʒ], \s_ˈeɪ_n_iə_ɹ_ɪ_dʒ]\
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Something claimed by royal right, as a charge on metal brought to the royal mint to be coined; a share of the receipts of a business taken in payment for the use of a right, as a copyright or patent.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.