D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Census

/sĕn'-səs/ · Cen·sus · IPA /ˈsɛnsəs/
01 n. A numbering of the people, and valuation of their estate, for the purpose of imposing taxes, etc.; -- usually made once in five years.
  1. 1.
    A numbering of the people, and valuation of their estate, for the purpose of imposing taxes, etc.; -- usually made once in five years.(Bot. Antiq.)
  2. 2.
    An official registration of the number of the people, the value of their estates, and other general statistics of a country.