||Spe"ci*e (?), abl. of L.
species sort, kind. Used in the phrase in specie, that
is, in sort, in kind, in (its own) form.
"[The king] expects a return in specie from
them" [i. e., kindness for kindness].
Dryden.
In specie (Law), in precise or
definite form; specifically; according to the exact terms; of the very
thing.
Spe"cie (?), n. [Formed as a singular
from species, in sense 5.] Coin; hard money.