Etymology

censitary

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Today it means: (of an elective franchise, especially in the nineteenth century) dependent on or proportional to a poll tax (cense) or property qualification; restricted. Full definition →

Medieval Latin censitarius ← Latin censere
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcensere“assess (for tax)”
  2. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromcensitarius
  3. English todaycensitary

From Medieval Latin censitarius, from Latin censere (“assess (for tax)”). Compare French censitaire, Spanish and Italian censitario.

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