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Webster 1913 Edition
capitation
capˊi-ta′tion
(kăpˊĭ-tā′shŭn)
, Noun.
[L.
capitatio
a poll tax, fr. caput
head; cf. F. capitation
.] 1.
A numbering of heads or individuals.
[Obs.]
Sir T. Browne.
2.
A tax upon each head or person, without reference to property; a poll tax.
Webster 1828 Edition
Capitation
CAPITATION
,Noun.
1.
Numeration by the head; a numbering of persons.2.
A tax, or imposition upon each head or person; a poll-tax. Sometimes written Capitation-tax.