indiction

in·dic·tion

noun \in-ˈdik-shən\

Definition of INDICTION

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

Origin of INDICTION

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

Rhymes with INDICTION

addiction, affliction, confliction, constriction, conviction, depiction, eviction, infliction, nonfiction, prediction, reliction, restriction, transfixion