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

“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 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.

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

Just so in the same manuscript stands the mixed lesson for Good Friday evening.105.The more usual indiction, which dates from Sept.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose