indiction

(in dik′s̸hən)

noun

the edict of a Roman emperor, fixing the tax valuation of property for each fifteen-year period
the tax levied or this valuation

Origin: ME indictioun < L indictio < pp. of indicere, to declare, announce < in-, in + dicere, to say, tell: see diction

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noun

A 15-year cycle used as a chronological unit in ancient Rome and incorporated in some medieval systems.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English indiccioun

Origin: , from Late Latin indictiō, indictiōn-, proclamation, period of 15 years

Origin: , from Latin indictus

Origin: , past participle of indīcere, to proclaim

Origin: : in-, intensive pref.; see in-²

Origin: + dīcere, to say; see deik- in Indo-European roots

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