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scrip Hist.

• 1a † n. a government certificate which entitled the holder to locate on a stated amount of public land.

  See also: land-scrip (def. 1)  

• 1b n. a certificate issued following the Northwest Rebellions to Metis as compensation for lost lands and entitling the bearer to 240 acres.

  See also: land-scrip (def. 2)  

• 2 n. Hist. a certificate issued following the Northwest Rebellions to Métis as compensation for lost lands and entitling the bearer to the sum of $240.00, either in cash or as an allowance against the purchase of government lands.

  See also: money-scrip  Métis