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

Example Sentences

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annates

It was from these claims that the papal annates, in the strict sense, in course of time developed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

For since the Romans do not keep the terms of the agreement, they have no right to the annates.

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

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

For the princes of the empire he farmed taxes; for the pope he sold indulgences at a 33 1/3 per cent. commission, and collected annates and other dues.

From The Age of the Reformation by Preserved Smith

The term was extended after 1418 to include, beside the annates proper, the so-called servitia, payments made to the curia by bishops and abbots at the time of their accession.

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