noun · femininethird declension
cēnsītiō
cēnsītiō f (genitive cēnsītiōnis)
Classical[kẽːˈsiː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃenˈsit.t͡si.o]
Meaning
- taxation, taxing, tax
- declaration of will, command
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cēnsītiō | cēnsītiōnēs |
| genitive | cēnsītiōnis | cēnsītiōnum |
| dative | cēnsītiōnī | cēnsītiōnibus |
| accusative | cēnsītiōnem | cēnsītiōnēs |
| ablative | cēnsītiōne | cēnsītiōnibus |
| vocative | cēnsītiō | cēnsītiōnēs |
censītĭo, ōnis, f. 1. censeo, censītus. *
I. A taxing, tax, tribute:
levare, Spart. Pescenn. Nigr. 7 fin.—II. A declaration of the will, a command:
Vespasiani censitione et jussu, Front. Colon. p. 146 Goes.Origins
From cēnseō + -tiō, built on the stem of the perfect passive participle form censītus, a second-century-CE-onwards variant of the Classical perfect passive participle cēnsus.