altarage

American  

[awl-ter-ij] / ˈɔl tər ɪdʒ /

noun

1. Ecclesiastical.

   1. offerings made upon an altar of a church.

   2. offerings made to a church.

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

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

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Etymology

Origin of altarage

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