Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tricesimation

/ˌtɹaɪsiːsɪˈmeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tri-ces-i-ma-tion
IPA: /ˌtɹaɪsiːsɪˈmeɪʃən/

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"On 25 June a fifth emergency tax was introduced to cover the increased expense. This was the Tricesimation which was the ducal answer to the estates’ Accise. For the first time the duke had a tax that both approximated to the level of economic production and above all was under his control.⁷⁷ ⁷⁷ The Tricesimation was a one-thirtieth purchase and produce tax collected by ducal officials…. No records of the level collected survive, but around 1700 the Tricesimation brought in about 100,000fl. annually."
"Between 1691 and 1724 cultivators were subject to the Tricesimation, a tax of one-thirtieth of grain and wine produced."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌtɹaɪsiːsɪˈmeɪʃən/

Frequently Paired Words

quintation (1 5) septimation (1 7) decimation (1 10) vicesimation (1 20)

Questions

How do you pronounce tricesimation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɹaɪsiːsɪˈmeɪʃən/.
What does tricesimation mean?: A one-thirtieth tax introduced in the Duchy of Württemberg in 1691.
Where does tricesimation come from?: From the German Tricesimation, ultimately from the Latin trīcēsimus (“thirtieth”).

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