"censive" meaning in English

See censive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more censive [comparative], most censive [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from French censive, from Medieval Latin censivus; compare English census. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|censive}} Borrowed from French censive, {{der|en|la-med|censivus}} Medieval Latin censivus, {{m+|en|census}} English census Head templates: {{en-adj}} censive (comparative more censive, superlative most censive)
  1. (law, historical) Relating to censive tenure; held in return for the payment of a cens (a feudal rent). Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-censive-en-adj-hMnsQ2ZF Categories (other): Law, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31 Topics: law

Noun

Forms: censives [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French censive, from Medieval Latin censivus; compare English census. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|censive}} Borrowed from French censive, {{der|en|la-med|censivus}} Medieval Latin censivus, {{m+|en|census}} English census Head templates: {{en-noun}} censive (plural censives)
  1. (law, historical) Land held under censive tenure; a censive holding. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-censive-en-noun-su9mpUQQ Categories (other): Law Topics: law

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