noun An official count or enumeration of members of a population (not necessarily human), usually residents or citizens in a particular region, often done at regular intervals.
noun The people being treated in a healthcare facility, clinic or program.
noun Count, tally.
noun A type of tax levied by feudal lords on peasants.
noun A count of the number of individual patterns within a larger pattern, most often the ash of a soup or a methuselah.