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

It suppressed the annates and most of the means by which the popes disposed of the inferior benefices: the reservations and the gratiae expectativae.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." by Various

Reserves, annates, and "expective graces" are abolished; the rights of patrons are to be respected, provided their nominees be graduates of the universities and otherwise well qualified.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Johnson, Rossiter

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 right to receive annates subsequently became a regular claim of the popes.

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

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)