praetaxation

noun

prae·​tax·​a·​tion

variants or pretaxation

ˌprēˌtakˈsāshən

: the act or privilege of voting before others especially as exercised by a small powerful group in selecting a monarch

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin praetaxatus (past participle of praetaxare to reckon beforehand, from prae- pre- + taxare to estimate, reckon) + English -ion

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