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- adjective history (of an elective franchise, especially in the nineteenth century) dependent on or proportional to a
poll tax (cense ) or property qualification; restricted
Etymologies
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From Medieval Latin censitarius, from Latin censere "assess (for tax)". Compare French censitaire, Spanish and Italian censitario.
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