indiction
Americannoun
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a proclamation made every 15 years in the later Roman Empire, fixing the valuation of property to be used as a basis for taxation.
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a tax based on such valuation.
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Also called cycle of indiction. the recurring fiscal period of 15 years in the Roman Empire, long used for dating ordinary events.
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a specified year in this period.
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the number indicating it.
noun
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a recurring fiscal period of 15 years, often used as a unit for dating events
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a particular year in this period or the number assigned it
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a valuation of property made every 15 years as a basis for taxation
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the tax based on this valuation
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Other Word Forms
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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“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
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
By extending it backwards, it will be found that the first of the era was the fourth of the cycle of indiction.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
The remainder of the taxes, according to the proportion observed in the annual indiction, was levied in a manner still more direct and still more oppressive.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 by Various
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