Indiction (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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. 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.
noun (in the Roman Empire and later in various medieval kingdoms)
  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. (from the reign of Constantine the Great)
    • a valuation of property made every 15 years as a basis for taxation
    • the tax based on this valuation
Indiction (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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