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capitatim

adjective
cap·i·ta·tim | \¦kapə¦tātə̇m, -¦ta-\

Definition of capitatim 

: levied or granted at so much per head a capitatim tax

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History and Etymology for capitatim

New Latin, from Latin capit-, caput head + New Latin -atim (as in Medieval Latin verbatim)

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