annates

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of annates¹

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

Example Sentences

The abbeys had been the chief sufferers from annates, and had complained of the exaction for centuries.

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For the next year the annates were paid in full, as usual, to give time for his Holiness to consider himself.

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

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The payment of annates to the See of Rome was a grievance, both among clergy and laity, of very ancient standing.

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But it was a very different thing with the Annates Act: the first direct and manifest challenge of a Papal claim.

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