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A numbering of heads or individuals.

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  1. n. A numbering of heads or individuals.
  2. n. A tax upon each head or person, without reference to property; a poll tax.
  3. n. a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person
  4. 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.
  5. n:100 n. a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person