- roman indiction
- noun
Usage: usually capitalized R: the indiction of the system that began on December 25, A.D. 312 or as still used in modern chronology January 1, 313 — called also pontifical indiction
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roman indiction
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diplomatics — /dip leuh mat iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science of deciphering old official documents, as charters, and of determining their authenticity, age, or the like. [1785 95; see DIPLOMATIC, ICS] * * * ▪ study of documents Introduction… … Universalium
