"indiction" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈdɪkʃən/ [UK] Forms: indictions [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪkʃən Etymology: From Old French indiction or its source, Latin indictiōnem, accusative singular of indictiō, from indicere, present active infinitive of indicō. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|indiction}} Old French indiction, {{uder|en|la|indictiōnem}} Latin indictiōnem Head templates: {{en-noun}} indiction (plural indictions)
  1. (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. Tags: historical Translations (cycle of fifteen years): indictie [feminine] (Dutch), indiction [feminine] (French), Indiktion [feminine] (German), ινδικτιών (indiktión) [feminine] (Greek), indikció (Hungarian), indizione [feminine] (Italian), インディクティオ (indikutio) (Japanese), indicção [feminine] (Portuguese), инди́кт (indíkt) [masculine] (Russian), индиктио́н (indiktión) [masculine] (Russian), indicción [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-indiction-en-noun-z5ao0KA0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Old French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 6 40 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 54 8 39 Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 40 2 37 11 8 3 Disambiguation of 'cycle of fifteen years': 65 1 35
  2. A declaration or official announcement.
    Sense id: en-indiction-en-noun-f62MUd6h
  3. (historical) The decree made by Roman emperors which fixed the property tax for the next fifteen years. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-indiction-en-noun-I8lzzBUn Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 40 2 37 11 8 3

Inflected forms

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