indiction
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French indiction or its source, Latin indictiōnem, accusative singular of indictiō, from indicere, present active infinitive of indicō.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
indiction (plural indictions)
- (historical) A fiscal period of fifteen years, instituted by Constantine in 313 C.E. (but counting from 1st September 312), used throughout the Middle Ages as a way of dating events, documents etc.
- A declaration or official announcement.
- (historical) The decree made by Roman emperors which fixed the property tax for the next fifteen years.
Translations[edit]
cycle of fifteen years
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio: (file)
Noun[edit]
indiction f (plural indictions)
Further reading[edit]
- “indiction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French[edit]
Noun[edit]
indiction oblique singular, f (oblique plural indictions, nominative singular indiction, nominative plural indictions)
- imposition (condition which is imposed)
- indiction (historical fiscal period)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (indicion)
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