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décime

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[dey-seem] / deɪˈsim /

noun

French.
  • décimes
    plural
  1. a former copper or bronze coin of France issued from 1795 to 1801 and from 1814 to 1815, the 10th part of a franc, equal in value to 10 centimes.


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The ecclesiastics paid a half décime to the King, and several décimes to the Pope, but these did not prevent a forced loan being ordered.

From Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period by P. L. Jacob

The ecclesiastics paid a half décime to the King, and several décimes to the Pope, but these did not prevent a forced loan being ordered.

From Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period by P. L. Jacob

It seems a question whether the proportion of the décimes paid by the parish priests was too large.

From The Eve of the French Revolution by Edward J. (Edward Jackson) Lowell

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