indiction
pronunciation
How to pronounce indiction in British English:
UK [ɪn'dɪkʃən]
How to pronounce indiction in American English:
US [ɪn'dɪkʃən]
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- Noun:
- a 15-year cycle used as a chronological unit in ancient Rome and adopted in some medieval kingdoms
Word Origin
- 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).