indiction means 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. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
indiction is pronounced /ɪnˈdɪk.ʃən/.
Etymology
From Old French indiction or its source, Latin indictiōnem, accusative singular of indictiō, from indicere.
noun
- 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.
- The decree made by Roman emperors which fixed the property tax for the next fifteen years.