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capitation
CIDE DICTIONARY
capitation, n. [L. capitatio a poll tax, fr. caput head; cf. F. capitation.].
- A numbering of heads or individuals. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
- A tax upon each head or person, without reference to property; a poll tax. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
capitation, n.
1 a tax or fee at a set rate per person.
2 the levying of such a tax or fee.
1 a tax or fee at a set rate per person.
2 the levying of such a tax or fee.
Idiom
capitation grant a grant of a sum calculated from the number of people to be catered for, esp. in education.
Etymology
F capitation or LL capitatio poll-tax f. caput head
ROGET THESAURUS
capitation
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