Bible Dictionaries
Capitation

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A numbering of heads or individuals.

(2):

(n.) A tax upon each head or person, without reference to property; a poll tax.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Capitation'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/capitation.html. 1828.