Indiction
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ɪnˈdɪk.ʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Indiction is a noun meaning A declaration or official announcement.
Meaning
A declaration or official announcement.
More Meanings
- (historical) The decree made by Roman emperors which fixed the property tax for the next fifteen years.
- (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.
Word Forms
- indictions
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include menologem, vicennals, vicennial, centuriator, vicennalia, decadarch.
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