seigniorage
/ˈseɪnjəɹɪd͡ʒ/noun
seigniorage is spelled S-E-I-G-N-I-O-R-A-G-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, seigniorage means “All the revenue obtained by a feudal lord from his vassals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of seigniorage is seigniorages.
How many letters and syllables are in seigniorage?
| Letters | 11: S-E-I-G-N-I-O-R-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is seigniorage?
Seigniorage appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce seigniorage?
- /ˈseɪnjəɹɪd͡ʒ/
Seigniorage has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-seigniorage.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of seigniorage
- seigniorages plural
- seignorage
- seigneurage
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does seigniorage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
All the revenue obtained by a feudal lord from his vassals.
- 2
The revenue obtained directly by minting coin (difference between face value and cost of metal).
- 3
The revenue obtained by the difference between interest earned on securities acquired in exchange for bank notes and the costs of producing and distributing those notes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Seigniorage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense money earned from minting:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | seigneuriage |
| German | Seigniorage, Münzgewinn, Münzprägegewinn |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does seigniorage come from?
Borrowed from Middle French seigneurage, from seigneur + -age.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).