exaccion

Middle English

Alternative forms

exaccioun, exaccione, exactioun, exaction

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French exaction, ultimately from Latin exāctiōnem, accusative form of exāctiō; equivalent to ex- +‎ accion.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛksakˈsjuːn/, /ɛksˈaksjun/

Noun

exaccion (plural exaccions)

Compulsion, requisitioning, or exaction; the compelling of payment.
(Late Middle English) An instance of taxation; a charge.

Descendants

English: exaction
Scots: exaction (obsolete)

References

“exacciǒun (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-07.

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