indiction
noun
- the edict of a Roman emperor, fixing the tax valuation of property for each fifteen-year period
- the tax levied or this valuation
See indiction in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĭn-dĭkˈshən)
noun A 15-year cycle used as a chronological unit in ancient Rome and incorporated in some medieval systems.
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