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in·dic·tion [ in díksh'n ] (plural in·dic·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
Roman fiscal period: a cyclic period of 15 years begun during the reign of Constantine the Great in the later Roman Empire at the end of which property was evaluated for taxation

[14th century. < Latin indiction- "declaration" < indict- (see indict); from the declaration setting the valuation on which tax was assessed]
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