altarage

[ awl-ter-ij ]

/ ˈɔl tər ɪdʒ /

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noun

Ecclesiastical.

offerings made upon an altar of a church.
offerings made to a church.

an honorarium paid to a priest for services at the altar from offerings and gifts.

endowments for the saying of Masses for deceased persons, often at a particular altar.

Nearby words

altar girl, altar of repose, altar rail, altar server, altar stone, altarage, altarpiece, altay, altazimuth, altazimuth coordinate system, altazimuth mount

Origin of altarage

1350–1400; Middle English awterage < Anglo-French, Old French auterage. See altar, -age

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Examples from the Web for altarage

The Vicar of Rothwell, for the maintenance of himself and a fellow-priest, shall have all the altarage with a competent manse.
Parish Priests and Their People in the Middle Ages in England|Edward L. Cutts