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

An act was, however, passed in 1532 empowering the king, if he thought fit, to stop the payment of annates to Rome.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various

It has been determined that the Pope's Holiness shall receive no more annates, and the collectors' office is to be abolished.

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

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 Pollard, A. F. (Albert Frederick)

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 Smith, Preserved

In England the collection and payment of annates to the pope was prohibited in 1531 by statute.

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