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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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.