indiction

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Noun indiction has 1 sense

indiction - a 15-year cycle used as a chronological unit in ancient Rome and adopted in some medieval kingdoms
--₁ is a kind of time period, period of time, period

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Indiction

Definition:

1. (Noun) A recurring cycle of 15 years used in ancient Rome for taxation and other administrative purposes.

2. (Noun) A period of five years, originally used to date events in the Roman Empire.

3. (Noun) A formal declaration or proclamation.

Sample Sentences:

1. The Roman Empire used the indiction cycle to determine various tax obligations.

2. Historians use the indiction system to accurately date significant events.

3. The king made an indiction regarding the new law which was published throughout the kingdom.

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