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altarage

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al⋅tar⋅age

  [awl-ter-ij]
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–noun
1. Ecclesiastical.
a. offerings made upon an altar of a church.
b. offerings made to a church.
2. an honorarium paid to a priest for services at the altar from offerings and gifts.
3. endowments for the saying of Masses for deceased persons, often at a particular altar.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME awterage < AF, OF auterage. See altar, -age
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