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capitation
[ kap-i-tey-shuhn ]
noun
- a numbering or assessing by the head.
- a poll tax.
- a fee or payment of a uniform amount for each person.
capitation
/ ˌkæpɪˈteɪʃən /
noun
- a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per head
- capitation granta grant of money given to every person who qualifies under certain conditions
- the process of assessing or numbering by counting heads
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Derived Forms
- ˈcapitative, adjective
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Other Words From
- capi·tative adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of capitation1
First recorded in 1605–15; from French, from Late Latin capitātiōn- (stem of capitātiō ), equivalent to Latin capit- (stem of caput ) “head” + -ātiōn noun suffix; -ation
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Word History and Origins
Origin of capitation1
C17: from Late Latin capitātiō, from Latin caput head
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Example Sentences
Local school and capitation taxes were optional with each county and public school district.
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Public schools were initially supported by a Literary Fund and by one-half the capitation tax.
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Gradually, all the capitation or poll tax money was transferred to the Literary Fund.
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She wanted the Government to make the usual capitation grant to this new arrival.
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Almost at the outbreak of the Civil War it also gave the king a graduated capitation tax.
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