"censitary" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Medieval Latin censitarius, from Latin censere (“assess (for tax)”). Compare French censitaire, Spanish and Italian censitario. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|censitarius}} Medieval Latin censitarius, {{der|en|la|censere||assess (for tax)}} Latin censere (“assess (for tax)”), {{cog|fr|censitaire}} French censitaire Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} censitary (not comparable)
  1. (history) (of an elective franchise, especially in the nineteenth century) dependent on or proportional to a poll tax (cense) or property qualification; restricted. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): History Synonyms: censitarian Related terms: cense, censor, census
    Sense id: en-censitary-en-adj-a~eQwnAv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
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