censive

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adjective

Relating to censive tenure; held in return for the payment of a cens (a feudal rent).

OriginFrench censive ← Medieval Latin censivus →
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Meanings

adjectivecensive (comparative more censive, superlative most censive)

comparative more censive · superlative most censive

  1. historicallawRelating to censive tenure; held in return for the payment of a cens (a feudal rent).
nouncensive (plural censives)

plural censives

  1. historicallawLand held under censive tenure; a censive holding.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latincensivus
  2. Frenchcensive
  3. Englishcensive

Borrowed from French censive, from Medieval Latin censivus; compare English census.

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APA

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Chicago

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