censive

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French censive, from Medieval Latin censivus; compare English census. === Adjective === censive (comparative more censive, superlative most censive) (law, historical) Relating to censive tenure; held in return for the payment of a cens (a feudal rent). ==== Usage notes ==== Rare outside legal-historical contexts; chiefly used in collocations such as censive tenure, censive land. === Noun === censive (plural censives) (law, historical) Land held under censive tenure; a censive holding. === Further reading === “censive”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == French == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin censivus and French recensement. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɑ̃.siv/ === Noun === censive f (plural censives) (law, historical) censive ==== Related terms ==== censivement === References === “censive”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012