indiction

American  

[in-dik-shuhn] / ɪnˈdɪk ʃən /

noun

1. a proclamation made every 15 years in the later Roman Empire, fixing the valuation of property to be used as a basis for taxation.

2. a tax based on such valuation.

3. Also called cycle of indiction.  the recurring fiscal period of 15 years in the Roman Empire, long used for dating ordinary events.

4. a specified year in this period.

5. the number indicating it.

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indiction British  

/ ɪnˈdɪkʃən /

noun

1. a recurring fiscal period of 15 years, often used as a unit for dating events

2. a particular year in this period or the number assigned it

3. 1. a valuation of property made every 15 years as a basis for taxation

   2. the tax based on this valuation

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• indictional
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of indiction

1350–1400; Middle English indiccio ( u ) n < Latin indictiōn- (stem of indictiō ) announcement, equivalent to indict ( us ) past participle of indīcere to announce, proclaim + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

“Which perhaps gives an indiction about how eventful his life would become,” White concludes.

From The Guardian • Feb. 4, 2017

If star power is any indiction of Montreal’s bid to bring a team back to Quebec, then momentum seems to be building.

From The Guardian • Aug. 22, 2014

The papal indiction is the only one ever used at the present day.

From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section I, J, K, and L by Project Gutenberg

The name of indiction is given to each one of the four weeks of years composing the cycle of 52 years. 2d.

From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. by Stephens, John L.

Theophanes137 is very precise in regard to the time when the disaster occurred; it was on the 26th of October, the ninth indiction, on a Wednesday, at eight o'clock.

From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Van Millingen, Alexander