indiction

== English == === Etymology === From Old French indiction or its source, Latin indictiōnem, accusative singular of indictiō, from indicere. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɪnˈdɪk.ʃən/ Rhymes: -ɪkʃən === Noun === indiction (plural indictions) (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. A declaration or official announcement. (historical) The decree made by Roman emperors which fixed the property tax for the next fifteen years. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === indiction f (plural indictions) indiction === Further reading === “indiction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old French == === Noun === indiction oblique singular, f (oblique plural indictions, nominative singular indiction, nominative plural indictions) imposition (condition which is imposed) indiction (historical fiscal period) ==== Descendants ==== → English: indiction French: indiction === References === Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (indicion)