Censual
/ˈsɛnʃuəl/noun
Relating to a census, tax assessment, or feudal rent; also, in older usage, dependent on a census or register.
Did you know?Censual comes from Latin census, the Roman act of counting citizens and assessing their property, so its deepest root is literally about being counted by the state.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kens-
“to proclaim, make known”
Latin
Latin
censēre
“to assess, value, judge, declare”
Classical Latin
Latin
census
“a registration of citizens and property for assessment”
Medieval Latin
Latin
censualis
“pertaining to a census, assessment, or rent”
Middle English
English
censual
“relating to an assessment, register, or feudal payment”
Modern English
English
censual
“relating to a census or assessment; rare and chiefly historical”