annates

British  

/ ˈæneɪts, -əts /

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

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Example Sentences

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annates

It was called the payment of annates, or firstfruits, and had originated in the time of the crusades, as a means of providing a fund for the holy wars.

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

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 James Anthony Froude

Tribute in the shape of annates went next; the appellate jurisdiction was now to follow.

From The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII by J.A. Froude

The cardinals were loth to forgo their perquisites for the bulls, but the annates of all England were more precious still, and, on 22nd February, Consistory decided to do what Henry desired.

From Henry VIII. by A. F. (Albert Frederick) Pollard

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 Preserved Smith

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