单词
indiction
英 [ɪn'dɪkʃ(ə)n]
美
基本信息
- n. 诏示；古罗马每隔15年一次的财产评价公告
英文词源
- indiction (n.)
- late 14c., "period of fifteen years," a chronological unit of the Romans, originally for taxation purposes, fixed by Constantine and reckoned from Sept. 1, 312; it was still in use in the Middle Ages. From Latin indictionem (nominative indictio) "declaration, appointment," noun of action from past participle stem of indicere (see indictive).
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