annates

British  

/ ˈæneɪts, -əts /

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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annates

The term was extended after 1418 to include, beside the annates proper, the so-called servitia, payments made to the curia by bishops and abbots at the time of their accession.

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

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

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

The annates due on the vacancy of the see of Canterbury were despatched at once, the King himself advancing the money and taking no advantage of the late Act.

From The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII by J.A. Froude

Luther wishes this principle applied to the annates.

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