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alms-fee

alms-fee noun: an annual tax of one penny on every hearth, collected in England and Ireland and sent to Rome, from the beginning of the tenth century until it was abolished by Henry VIII.

Noun

alms-fee (plural alms-fees)

  1. (historical) An annual tax of one penny on every hearth, collected in England and Ireland and sent to Rome, from the beginning of the tenth century until it was abolished by Henry VIII.
    Synonyms:
    Rome-scot, Rome-fee, Peter's pence

Synonyms of alms-fee

Forms of alms-fee

pluralalms-fees

Origin of alms-fee

From Old English ælmesfeoh, from ælmesse (“alms”) + feoh (“money”). See fee.

Questions about alms-fee

What does alms-fee mean?
Alms-fee means an annual tax of one penny on every hearth, collected in England and Ireland and sent to Rome, from the beginning of the tenth century until it was abolished by Henry VIII.
What part of speech is alms-fee?
Alms-fee is a noun.
What is the plural of alms-fee?
The plural of alms-fee is alms-fees.

Words near alms-fee in the dictionary

  1. almries
  2. almry
  3. alms
  4. alms-deed
  5. alms-deeds
  6. alms-fee
  7. alms-fees
  8. alms-folk
  9. alms-folks
  10. alms-house
  11. alms-houses

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