Indiction

Indiction
Indiction In*dic"tion, n. [L. indictio: cf. F. indiction. See {Indict}, {Indite}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Declaration; proclamation; public notice or appointment. [Obs.] ``Indiction of a war.'' --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

Secular princes did use to indict, or permit the indiction of, synods of bishops. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]

2. A cycle of fifteen years. [1913 Webster]

Note: This mode of reckoning time is said to have been introduced by Constantine the Great, in connection with the payment of tribute. It was adopted at various times by the Greek emperors of Constantinople, the popes, and the parliaments of France. Through the influence of the popes, it was extensively used in the ecclesiastical chronology of the Middle Ages. The number of indictions was reckoned at first from 312 a. d., but since the twelfth century it has been reckoned from the birth of Christ. The papal indiction is the only one ever used at the present day. To find the indiction and year of the indiction by the first method, subtract 312 from the given year a. d., and divide by 15; by the second method, add 3 to the given year a. d., and the divide by 15. In either case, the quotient is the number of the current indiction, and the remainder the year of the indiction. See {Cycle of indiction}, under {Cycle}. [1913 Webster]


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  • indiction — Indiction. s. f. Convocation d une grande Assemblée à certain jour. Il ne se dit que d un Concile, Depuis l indiction du Concile de Nice, du Concile de Trente. Il signifie aussi, Une maniere de compter de quinze en quinze années, dont on ne se… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Indiction — (lat. Indictio), 1) Ansagung einer Auflage; 2) (Römerzinszahl, Indictionscyclus), eine Zeitperiode von 15 Jahren, welche bei den Römern unter Constantin dem Großen im Jahr 313 eingeführt wurde, um darnach die Schätzung der Unterthanen in allen… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Indiction — Indiction, lat. deutsch, Ansagung, Abgabe, Auflage, im Codex Theodosianus = Zeitrechnung von 15 Jahren; in letztgenannter Bedeutung kommt die I. in allen unsern Kalendern vor. Zu Konstantins d. Gr. Zeit wurde nämlich diese Periode von 15 Jahren… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • indicţion — indicţión ( oáne), s.n. – 1. Convocare (bisericească). – 2. Perioadă de 15 ani. gr. ίνδιϰτιών. sec. XVII. Trimis de blaurb, 24.12.2007. Sursa: DER …   Dicționar Român

  • 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 L. indictionem (nom. indictio)… …   Etymology dictionary

  • indiction — [in dik′shən] n. [ME indictioun < L indictio < pp. of indicere, to declare, announce < in , in + dicere, to say, tell: see DICTION] 1. the edict of a Roman emperor, fixing the tax valuation of property for each fifteen year period 2. the …   English World dictionary

  • Indiction — An indiction is any of the years in a 15 year cycle used to date medieval documents throughout Europe, both East and West. Each year was numbered: first indiction, second indiction, etc. However, the cycles were not numbered, thus other… …   Wikipedia

  • indiction — (in di ksion ; en vers, de quatre syllabes) s. f. 1°   Convocation à certain jour.    Plus particulièrement. Convocation d un concile ou d un synode. Depuis l indiction du concile de Trente jusqu à l ouverture. L indiction du concile est au… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Indiction — L’indiction romaine du latin indictio, « annonce » , correspond à une imposition en nature, puis sous le Bas Empire à une période d actualisation des bases fiscales, fixée à 15 ans. Sous la république romaine, le terme d indiction n… …   Wikipédia en Français

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