A person who holds land or property subject to payment of a fixed annual tax or rent (historical term).
From French 'censitaire,' derived from Latin 'censitus' (assessed), referring to someone whose property was assessed and taxed during a census.
Under the French feudal system, censitaires occupied a unique middle position—they weren't quite serfs bound to lords, but they paid annual dues that could trap them in debt for generations.
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