annates

British  

/ -əts, ˈæneɪts /

plural noun

1. RC Church the first year's revenue of a see, an abbacy, or a minor benefice, paid to the pope

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Etymology

Origin of annates

C16: plural of French annate, from Medieval Latin annāta, from Latin annus year

Example Sentences

It suppressed the annates and most of the means by which the popes disposed of the inferior benefices: the reservations and the gratiae expectativae.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." by Various

The convocation, presuming, perhaps, upon its concessions on the annates question, and untamed by the premunire, had framed their answer in the same spirit which had been previously exhibited by the bishops.

From The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) by Froude, James Anthony

It is with the annates as it has been with many another Roman pretence.

From Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) by Luther, Martin

They clamored for a new council and for reform on the basis of the decrees of Basle; they protested against judicial appeals to Rome, against the annates and against the crusade tax.

From The Age of the Reformation by Smith, Preserved

The power of appointment to high ecclesiastical positions was divided, annates were confirmed, and in general a considerable increase of the authority of the Curia was established.

From The Age of the Reformation by Smith, Preserved