annates
/ (ˈæneɪts, -əts) /
RC Church the first year's revenue of a see, an abbacy, or a minor benefice, paid to the pope
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How to use annates in a sentence
The abbeys had been the chief sufferers from annates, and had complained of the exaction for centuries.
The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon | J.A. FroudeFor the next year the annates were paid in full, as usual, to give time for his Holiness to consider himself.
The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon | J.A. FroudeTribute in the shape of annates went next; the appellate jurisdiction was now to follow.
The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon | J.A. FroudeThe payment of annates to the See of Rome was a grievance, both among clergy and laity, of very ancient standing.
The Reign of Mary Tudor | W. Llewelyn Williams.But it was a very different thing with the annates Act: the first direct and manifest challenge of a Papal claim.
Ten Tudor Statesmen | Arthur D. Innes
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