indiction
English edit
Etymology edit
From Old French indiction or its source, Latin indictiōnem, accusative singular of indictiō, from indicere, present active infinitive of indicō.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
indiction (plural indictions)
- (historical) A fiscal period of fifteen years, instituted by Constantine in 313 C.E. (but counting from 1st September 312), used throughout the Middle Ages as a way of dating events, documents etc.
- A declaration or official announcement.
- (historical) The decree made by Roman emperors which fixed the property tax for the next fifteen years.
Translations edit
cycle of fifteen years
French edit
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
indiction f (plural indictions)
Further reading edit
- “indiction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French edit
Noun edit
indiction oblique singular, f (oblique plural indictions, nominative singular indiction, nominative plural indictions)
- imposition (condition which is imposed)
- indiction (historical fiscal period)
Descendants edit
References edit
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (indicion)