scrip Hist. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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