tricesimation

noun /ˌtɹaɪsiːsɪˈmeɪʃən/

1. A one-thirtieth tax introduced in the Duchy of Württemberg in 1691.

   rare

   Between 1691 and 1724 cultivators were subject to the Tricesimation, a tax of one-thirtieth of grain and wine produced.

Where it comes from

From the German Tricesimation, ultimately from the Latin trīcēsimus (“thirtieth”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry tricesimation (CC BY-SA 4.0).

← tricenniumtrichogyne →

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