† edecimationn.
Obsolete. rare.
The action or process of taking a tithe or tenth.
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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > fixed proportion dues or taxes > [noun] > tithe > exaction of
decimationc1460
tithing1528
edecimation1693
1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xlviii. 386 The Edecimation and Tith-haling of their Goods.
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