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indiction /in-dikˈshən/ noun- A proclamation
- A decree of the emperor, fixing land tax valuation (Roman hist)
- The tax itself (Roman hist)
- A recurring period of fifteen years, instituted by Constantine the Great for fiscal purposes, and adopted by the popes as part of their chronological system
- A year bearing a number showing its place in a fifteen years' cycle, reckoning from 24 September (or other day), 312AD (Roman hist)
ORIGIN: L indictiō, -ōnis, from indīcere to appoint |