The story
- Medieval Latin · derived fromcensivus
- French · borrowed fromcensive
- English todaycensive
Borrowed from French censive, from Medieval Latin censivus; compare English census.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
censive
Today it means: Relating to censive tenure; held in return for the payment of a cens (a feudal rent). Full definition →
French censive ← Medieval Latin censivus