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

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The council of Basel went further: it suppressed 834 annates and all the benefice reservations which did not appear in the Corpus Juris.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various

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

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)

In spite of his inferior education, the contemporaries of Boniface trusted his prudence and moral character; yet when in financial straits he sold offices, and in 1399 transformed the annates into a permanent tax.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various

The convocation, presuming, perhaps, upon its concessions on the annates question, and untamed by the premunire, had framed their answer in the same spirit which had been previously exhibited by the bishops.

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