Obs. rare. [a. F. cotisation, earlier cott-, quott-, n. of action from cotiser, quotiser: see next.] Allotment to each person of the amount of contribution to a tax, etc.
1604. E. G[rimstone], D’Acosta’s Hist. Indies, VI. xiii. 459. The division was not made by equall portions, but by cottization, according to the qualities and wealth of the Countrie.
1611. Cotgr., Cottisation, a Cottisation, assessement, or taxation.
