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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kap-i-tey-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌkæp ɪˈteɪ ʃən |
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Définition of capitation
Origin :- 1610s, "counting of heads," from Late Latin capitationem (nominative capitatio), noun of action from past participle stem of a verb derived from caput "head" (see capitulum). Meaning "levying of a poll tax" is from 1640s.
- As in tax : noun charge levied by government on property, income
- Provision was made for the capitation tax in the Constitution of 1867-68.
- Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 » by Various
- No class was exempt from taxation—no dignity or privilege from capitation.
- Extract from : « The Thirty Years War, Complete » by Friedrich Schiller
- These are the capitation tax on sheep, and the export duties on wine and silk.
- Extract from : « Cyprus » by Franz von Lher
- No taxes were to be levied on them except the capitation tax.
- Extract from : « The Turkish Empire, its Growth and Decay » by Lord Eversley
- Since the peace, she has taken off but a single vingtième, or shilling in the pound, and some small matter in the capitation.
- Extract from : « The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. I. (of 12) » by Edmund Burke
- His eldest son was recognised as his chief assistant, and he, like his father, was exempt from the tribute or capitation tax.
- Extract from : « The Inhabitants of the Philippines » by Frederic H. Sawyer
- Akin to the tax that has just been described, at least in its nature as a direct impost, is the poll or capitation tax.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 » by Various
- That a Capitation fee of four shillings per day be paid by each Scholar while he is actually in the College.
- Extract from : « The Story of the "Britannia" » by E. P. Statham
- The capitation tax, or tribute paid by the natives, is the foundation of the financial system in the Philippines.
- Extract from : « A Visit to the Philippine Islands » by John Bowring
- It is a natural complaint that the tribute or capitation tax presses equally on all classes of Indians, rich or poor.
- Extract from : « A Visit to the Philippine Islands » by John Bowring
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