exaccion

Middle English

Alternative forms

• exaccioun, exaccione, exactioun, exaction

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French exaction, ultimately from Latin exāctiōnem, accusative form of exāctiō; equivalent to ex- +‎ accion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛkˌsaksiˈuːn/, /ɛkˈsaksjun/

Noun

exaccion (plural exaccions)

1. Compulsion, requisitioning, or exaction; the compelling of payment.
2. (Late Middle English) An instance of taxation; a charge.

Descendants

• English: exaction
• Scots: exaction (obsolete)

References

• “exacciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-07.