indiction
/ɪnˈdɪkʃən/
noun
- 1
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.
- 2
A declaration or official announcement.
- 3
The decree made by Roman emperors which fixed the property tax for the next fifteen years.
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