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Peter's pence

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Peter's pence

 
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–noun
1. an annual tax or tribute, originally of a penny, paid by certain English property owners to the papal see until the Reformation.
2. a voluntary contribution to the pope, made by Roman Catholics.
Also, Peter pence.

Origin:
1175–1225; ME Peteres peni (sing.)
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Pe·ter's pence   (pē'tərz)   
n.   Roman Catholic Church

  1. A tax of one penny per household paid in medieval England to the Papal See.

  2. An annual voluntary contribution made by Roman Catholics toward the expenses of the Holy See. Also called hearth money.


[Middle English Peteres pens, pl. of Peteres peni : Peteres, genitive of Peter, Saint Peter (from the tradition that Saint Peter founded the papacy) + peni, penny; see penny.]
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