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

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

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 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

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.

The payment of annates to the See of Rome was a grievance, both among clergy and laity, of very ancient standing.

From The Reign of Mary Tudor by Rhys, Ernest