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

He had no personal dislike to probate dues or annates; he did not pay them, but the threat of their abolition might compel the Pope to grant his divorce.

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

Convocation: De Burgo’s futile appeal to, 160; acceptance of Royal Supremacy, 186; alleged address against annates, 187 n.

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

The Pope would recover his annates, his Peter's pence, and his indulgence market.

From English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 by Froude, James Anthony

The council of Basel went further: it suppressed 834 annates and all the benefice reservations which did not appear in the Corpus Juris.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various

To the pope they offered a mess of pottage in the shape of annates and the right of canonical institution, in order to induce him to sell the Church of France to the king.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" by Various