censusn.

Brit.

/ˈsɛnsəs/, U.S.

/ˈsɛnsəs/

Etymology: Latin census registering of Roman citizens and their property, registered property, wealth, < censēre to rate, assess, estimate.

1. The registration of citizens and their property in ancient Rome for purposes of taxation.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > taxation > [noun] > registration for taxation

cense1533

censusa1628

a1628 J. Preston New Covenant (1629) x. 91 If there should be a Census of men, as one may so say..as there was wont to bee amongst the Romanes.

1646 J. Benbrigge Vsvra Accommodata 28 The first worke of the Census was to value every mans estate.

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall II. 63 An accurate census, or survey, was the only equitable mode of ascertaining the proportion which every citizen should be obliged to contribute for the public service.

1880 J. Muirhead Inst. of Gaius & Rules of Ulpian Digest 469 Entry of the name of a slave, by his owner's authority, in the census..was one of the civil modes of freeing him.

†2. Applied to certain taxes, esp. a capitation or poll-tax. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > types of tax > [noun] > poll tax

head pennyc1175

head silver1252

cense1458

chevage1461

poll money1468

head moneyc1515

polling-penny?1556

capitation?1608

poll-silver1610

census1613

headagea1631

poll1669

poll tax1692

capitation tax1695

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage I. iv. xvi. 373 What is properly called Census, the poll-money of his subjects.

1756 T. Nugent tr. C.-L. de S. de Montesquieu Spirit of Laws (1758) II. xxx. xv. 370 What they called census at that time was a tax raised upon the bondmen.

1829 P. F. Tytler Hist. Scotl. II. iii. 298 Pensions from the census of their burgesses.

1848 H. Hallam Suppl. Notes View Europe Middle Ages 132 He paid a capitation tax or census to the state.

3. An official enumeration of the population of a country or district, with various statistics relating to them. Also attributive.A census of the population has been taken every tenth year since 1790 in the United States of America, since 1791 in France, and since 1801 in Great Britain. In Ireland the earliest census was in 1813, since which it has been taken simultaneously with that of Great Britain.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > enumeration, reckoning, or calculation > [noun] > counting people

numberingc1325

numbera1382

lustrum1598

capitation1646

poll1659

roll-calling1752

roll-call1763

census1769

conscription1797

head-counting1831

roller1883

headcount1913

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > population > [noun] > official enumeration of

cense1720

census1769

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > population > [adjective] > official enumeration of population

census1769

1769 O. Goldsmith Rom. Hist. II. 115 The census, or numbering the people.

1777 Constit. State N.-Y. § 5. 16 A Census of the electors and inhabitants of this State shall be taken, under the direction of the legislature.

1789 Constit. U.S. i. §9 No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid unless in proportion to the census or enumeration [of inhabitants] hereinbefore directed to be taken.

1820 J. Marshall Writings upon Federal Constit. (1839) 213 A census exhibiting the numbers of the respective states.

1837 J. R. McCulloch Statist. Acct. Brit. Empire I. ii. 444 (heading) Summary Account of the Population..at the Periods at which Censuses have been taken.

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. i. 3 A rough census was taken at the time of the Armada.

Compounds

attributive, as in census return, census-table, census-taker; census-paper n. a paper left at each house, to be filled up with the names, ages, etc., of the inmates, and returned to the enumerators on the day of taking the census.

ΚΠ

1831 J. M. Peck Guide for Emigrants 199 The census table of last autumn.

1840 Daily Picayune (New Orleans) 25 Aug. 2/2 The following took place between a census taker and a married lady.

1845 J. J. Hooper Taking Census i. 149 The popular impression..caused the census-taker to be viewed in no better light than that of a tax-gatherer.

1847 J. R. McCulloch Descr. & Statist. Acct. Brit. Empire (ed. 3) I. iii. ii. 611 The number given in the census returns.

1890 Harper's Mag. Oct. 807/1 The writer met..a forlorn census-taker who had been six weeks in the saddle.

1936 Brit. Birds 29 264 To guide future census-takers through some of the difficulties.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	census
释义	censusn. Brit. /ˈsɛnsəs/, U.S. /ˈsɛnsəs/ Etymology: Latin census registering of Roman citizens and their property, registered property, wealth, < censēre to rate, assess, estimate. 1. The registration of citizens and their property in ancient Rome for purposes of taxation. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > taxation > [noun] > registration for taxation cense1533 censusa1628 a1628 J. Preston New Covenant (1629) x. 91 If there should be a Census of men, as one may so say..as there was wont to bee amongst the Romanes. 1646 J. Benbrigge Vsvra Accommodata 28 The first worke of the Census was to value every mans estate. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall II. 63 An accurate census, or survey, was the only equitable mode of ascertaining the proportion which every citizen should be obliged to contribute for the public service. 1880 J. Muirhead Inst. of Gaius & Rules of Ulpian Digest 469 Entry of the name of a slave, by his owner's authority, in the census..was one of the civil modes of freeing him. †2. Applied to certain taxes, esp. a capitation or poll-tax. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > types of tax > [noun] > poll tax head pennyc1175 head silver1252 cense1458 chevage1461 poll money1468 head moneyc1515 polling-penny?1556 capitation?1608 poll-silver1610 census1613 headagea1631 poll1669 poll tax1692 capitation tax1695 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage I. iv. xvi. 373 What is properly called Census, the poll-money of his subjects. 1756 T. Nugent tr. C.-L. de S. de Montesquieu Spirit of Laws (1758) II. xxx. xv. 370 What they called census at that time was a tax raised upon the bondmen. 1829 P. F. Tytler Hist. Scotl. II. iii. 298 Pensions from the census of their burgesses. 1848 H. Hallam Suppl. Notes View Europe Middle Ages 132 He paid a capitation tax or census to the state. 3. An official enumeration of the population of a country or district, with various statistics relating to them. Also attributive.A census of the population has been taken every tenth year since 1790 in the United States of America, since 1791 in France, and since 1801 in Great Britain. In Ireland the earliest census was in 1813, since which it has been taken simultaneously with that of Great Britain. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > enumeration, reckoning, or calculation > [noun] > counting people numberingc1325 numbera1382 lustrum1598 capitation1646 poll1659 roll-calling1752 roll-call1763 census1769 conscription1797 head-counting1831 roller1883 headcount1913 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > population > [noun] > official enumeration of cense1720 census1769 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > population > [adjective] > official enumeration of population census1769 1769 O. Goldsmith Rom. Hist. II. 115 The census, or numbering the people. 1777 Constit. State N.-Y. § 5. 16 A Census of the electors and inhabitants of this State shall be taken, under the direction of the legislature. 1789 Constit. U.S. i. §9 No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid unless in proportion to the census or enumeration [of inhabitants] hereinbefore directed to be taken. 1820 J. Marshall Writings upon Federal Constit. (1839) 213 A census exhibiting the numbers of the respective states. 1837 J. R. McCulloch Statist. Acct. Brit. Empire I. ii. 444 (heading) Summary Account of the Population..at the Periods at which Censuses have been taken. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. i. 3 A rough census was taken at the time of the Armada. Compounds attributive, as in census return, census-table, census-taker; census-paper n. a paper left at each house, to be filled up with the names, ages, etc., of the inmates, and returned to the enumerators on the day of taking the census. ΚΠ 1831 J. M. Peck Guide for Emigrants 199 The census table of last autumn. 1840 Daily Picayune (New Orleans) 25 Aug. 2/2 The following took place between a census taker and a married lady. 1845 J. J. Hooper Taking Census i. 149 The popular impression..caused the census-taker to be viewed in no better light than that of a tax-gatherer. 1847 J. R. McCulloch Descr. & Statist. Acct. Brit. Empire (ed. 3) I. iii. ii. 611 The number given in the census returns. 1890 Harper's Mag. Oct. 807/1 The writer met..a forlorn census-taker who had been six weeks in the saddle. 1936 Brit. Birds 29 264 To guide future census-takers through some of the difficulties. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021). censusv. Etymology: < census n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcensus. rare. transitive. To take a census of, enumerate in a census. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > enumeration, reckoning, or calculation > number, calculate, or reckon [verb (transitive)] > count people tell1511 muster1565 poll1649 to tell off1727 census1881 1881 Times 11 Apr. The visitors were called to be censused. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1613v.1881
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censusn.

Compounds

censusv.