in specie

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin in + specie, ablative singular form of species (“kind, form; type”). === Adverb === in specie (not comparable) (obsolete) In respect to kind Although the power of a king is lesser in degree than an emperor, it is the similar in specie. (law, finance) In the actual form, especially in the context of a distribution of assets or a loan repayment. (law, finance) In coin or monetary metal, in contrast to fiat currency or other paper. ==== Related terms ==== in kind (calque)