Indiction

[in'dikʃәn]

Definition

(noun.) a 15-year cycle used as a chronological unit in ancient Rome and adopted in some medieval kingdoms.

Checker: Marie--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) Declaration; proclamation; public notice or appointment.

(n.) A cycle of fifteen years.

Editor: Madge

Definition

n. a proclamation: a cycle of fifteen years instituted by Constantine the Great for fiscal purposes and adopted by the popes as part of their chronological system: a year bearing a number showing its place in a fifteen years' cycle dating from 313 A.D.

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