décimes
- plural of décime.
Example Sentences
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At the end of six months the rates were lowered to 3, 5, 7, and 9 decimes, according to distance, but these rates were still high.
From The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study by Smith, A. D.
To cover the enormous expenses of the two crusades, Louis IX., however, was obliged to levy two new taxes, called decimes, from his already overburdened people.
From Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period by Jacob, P. L.
