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cedula

cedula noun: a community tax certificate, often used as a form of identification in the Philippines.

Noun

cedula (plural cedulas)

  1. (Philippines) A community tax certificate, often used as a form of identification in the Philippines.
    • "A certain man," it is said in the Novena of San Vicente (p. 15), "gave his soul to the devil with a certificate (cedula) signed by his own hand, and hearing the Saint preach, implored him to ask that the demon return it.1921, T.H. Pardo de Tavera, The Legacy of Ignorantism
    • His short residence in Barcelona was possibly for the purpose of correcting the irregularity in his passport, for in that town it would be easier to obtain a cedula, and with this his way in the national University would be made smoother.1913, Austin Craig, Lineage, Life, and Labors of Jose Rizal, Philippine Patriot
  2. A South American promissory note or mortgage bond on lands.

Forms of cedula

pluralcedulas

Origin of cedula

Borrowed from Spanish cédula. Doublet of schedule and cedule.

Questions about cedula

What does cedula mean?
Cedula means a community tax certificate, often used as a form of identification in the Philippines.
What part of speech is cedula?
Cedula is a noun.
What is the plural of cedula?
The plural of cedula is cedulas.

Words near cedula in the dictionary

  1. Cedrone
  2. Cedrones
  3. cedrous
  4. cedry
  5. cedryl
  6. cedula
  7. cedulas
  8. cedule
  9. cedules
  10. Ceduna
  11. ceduous

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