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

• 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

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indiction

“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

Dated the 22d June in the nineteenth year of the reign of Mauritius Tiberius, the most pious Augustus, in the eighteenth year of the consulship of the same Lord, indiction four.

From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Ayer, Joseph Cullen

Cycle of Indiction.—Besides the solar and lunar cycles, there is a third of 15 years, called the cycle of indiction, frequently employed in the computations of chronologists.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various

The first of the three openings is marked "Ind. Rom." or "Roman indiction," which was an edict by the Emperor Constantine in A.D.

From The Borghesi Astronomical Clock in the Museum of History and Technology Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Paper 35, the Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin 240 by Bedini, Silvio A.