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annate

annate noun: the first year's profits of a Catholic benefice, as traditionally paid directly to the Pope.

Noun

annate (plural annates)

  1. The first year's profits of a Catholic benefice, as traditionally paid directly to the Pope.
    • When he brings into the Commons a bill to suspend the payment of annates to Rome, he suggests a division of the House.2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate, published 2010, page 342
  2. (Scots law) The half-year's stipend payable for the vacant half-year after the death of a parish minister, to which his family or nearest of kin have right under an act of 1672.

Forms of annate

pluralannates

Origin of annate

See ann.

Questions about annate

What does annate mean?
Annate means the first year's profits of a Catholic benefice, as traditionally paid directly to the Pope.
What part of speech is annate?
Annate is a noun.
What is the plural of annate?
The plural of annate is annates.

Words near annate in the dictionary

  1. Annarbour
  2. annas
  3. annas in the rupee
  4. Annascaul
  5. annat
  6. annate
  7. annates
  8. annats
  9. annatto
  10. annattos
  11. Annazid

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