Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In Spanish-American law, a ground-rent; an annuity charged upon specific property; the right to a periodical payment out of a particular fund or estate.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word censo.

Examples

  • The root word is the German zenzic from the Italian censo, meaning "squared."

    Archive 2007-03-01 Cliff Pickover 2007

  • The root word is the German zenzic from the Italian censo, meaning "squared."

    Zenzizenzizenzic Cliff Pickover 2007

  • For corroboration, we turn to the 2001 census:Hogares en viviendas familiares por tipo de vivienda,según tipo de artefacto y/o acceso a internet, censo 2001, which queries about the presence of various electricity consuming artifacts in the household.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Honduras election results in decisive win for democracy 2009

  • For corroboration, we turn to the 2001 census:Hogares en viviendas familiares por tipo de vivienda,según tipo de artefacto y/o acceso a internet, censo 2001, which queries about the presence of various electricity consuming artifacts in the household.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Honduras election results in decisive win for democracy 2009

  • Si en un mes, el 10% del censo electoral firma, el referéndum se celebra.

    Amendment Referendum Fails in Latvia 2008

  • Sabías que después de que el censo demonstró el grán crecimiento de la comunidad latina, Obama le dijo a la prensa en Chicago que aunque todos reconocen el crecimiento de los latinos, no se puede permitir que los Latinos le quiten poder de la comunidad afrícana-americana?

    Same Old Claims in Another Language 2008

  • Uh, I think the Pfi censo are gett into my com.

    Dr. Peter Rost: Super Secret Secrets 2008

  • The fourth power was represented by the square of a square, zenzizenzic, which is a condensed form of the Italian censo di censo, used by Leonardo of Pisa in his famous book Liber Abaci of 1202.

    Zenzizenzizenzic Cliff Pickover 2007

  • The fourth power was represented by the square of a square, zenzizenzic, which is a condensed form of the Italian censo di censo, used by Leonardo of Pisa in his famous book Liber Abaci of 1202.

    Archive 2007-03-01 Cliff Pickover 2007

  • Os Negros de Moçambique: Censo etnográfico: Elementos de estudo para a solução dos problemas etnográficos do Império, coligidos do censo da população indígena da Colónia de Moçambique efectuado em 1940.

    Where Women Make History: Gendered Tellings of Community and Change in Magude, Mozambique 2005

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.