indicium

[ in-dish-ee-uh m ]
/ ɪnˈdɪʃ i əm /

noun, plural in·di·ci·a [in-dish-ee-uh] /ɪnˈdɪʃ i ə/, in·di·ci·ums.

indicia(def 2).

Origin of indicium

1615–25; < Latin: disclosure, sign, indication, equivalent to indic(āre) to make known (see indicate) + -ium -ium

Words nearby indicium

indicator species, indices, indicia, indicial, indicial equation, indicium, indicolite, indict, indictable, indiction, indictment

Definition for indicium (2 of 2)

indicia
[ in-dish-ee-uh ]
/ ɪnˈdɪʃ i ə /

plural noun, singular in·di·ci·um.

a postal marking used rather than a stamp or a regular cancellation on each item in a large shipment of prepaid mail.
Often indicium.
  1. a printed message or instruction, especially one stamped on a package: an indicium of “bulk mail.”
  2. an indication or token.

Origin of indicia

1615–25; < Latin, plural of indicium indicium

British Dictionary definitions for indicium

indicia
/ (ɪnˈdɪʃɪə) /

pl n singular -cium (-ʃɪəm)

distinguishing markings or signs; indications

Derived forms of indicia

indicial, adjective

Word Origin for indicia

C17: from Latin, plural of indicium a notice, from index