indiction

noun

in·​dic·​tion in-ˈdik-shən 

: a 15-year cycle used as a chronological unit in several ancient and medieval systems

Examples of indiction in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Is Apple still on target? ‘Spring Loaded’ will be our first indiction. —Ewan Spence, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021

Word History

Etymology

Middle English indiccion, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin indiction-, indictio, from Latin, proclamation, from indicere to proclaim, from in- + dicere to say — more at diction

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above