CAPITATION


Meaning of CAPITATION in English

n. 1 a tax or fee at a set rate per person. 2 the levying of such a tax or fee. capitation grant a grant of a sum calculated from the number of people to be catered for, esp. in education.

[ F capitation or LL capitatio poll-tax f. caput head ]

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