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indiction是什么意思

indiction

英 [ɪn'dɪkʃ(ə)n] 美
  • n. 诏示;古罗马每隔15年一次的财产评价公告

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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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