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

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 Froude, J.A.

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

To the pope they offered a mess of pottage in the shape of annates and the right of canonical institution, in order to induce him to sell the Church of France to the king.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" by Various

The annates were re-established at the time of the Concordat, but considerably diminished in comparison with what they had been before the Pragmatic Sanction.

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

The power of appointment to high ecclesiastical positions was divided, annates were confirmed, and in general a considerable increase of the authority of the Curia was established.

From The Age of the Reformation by Smith, Preserved