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capitation (n.)
1610s, "counting of heads," from Late Latin capitationem (nominative capitatio) "the poll tax," noun of action from past participle stem of a verb derived from caput "head" (from PIE root *kaput- "head"). The meaning "levying of a poll tax" is from 1640s.
updated on November 03, 2022
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