indiction
Noun: 1. A 15-year cycle used as a chronological unit: An "indiction" was a fiscal and administrative cycle of fifteen years instituted in the late Roman Empire for taxation purposes. It was later adopted as a dating system in medieval Europe.
The word "indiction" is a historical term. It is used to refer to a specific period within this 15-year cycle or to the cycle system itself. It is primarily found in historical, chronological, or ecclesiastical texts. * The document was dated to the third year of the indiction. * Historians use the indiction to help date certain medieval manuscripts.
- The papal bull was issued in the year 1321, which was the ninth indiction.
- Calculating the indiction was a common method for verifying dates in the early Middle Ages.
- "Cycle of indiction": This phrase explicitly refers to the recurring 15-year period.
- The tax assessment was repeated every cycle of indiction.
- "Year of the indiction": Used to specify a particular year within the 1-to-15 cycle.
- The charter was signed in the fifth year of the indiction.
- Indictional (adjective): Pertaining to an indiction.
- The indictional cycle began on September 1st.
The term "indiction" has one primary historical meaning related to the 15-year cycle. It does not have common modern meanings outside of historical reference.
- Cycle
- Period (in the specific context of a recurring 15-year span)
There are no common idioms using the word "indiction."
There are no phrasal verbs using the word "indiction."
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a 15-year cycle used as a chronological unit in ancient Rome and adopted in some medieval kingdoms
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