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annate
annate
English
Noun
annate (plural annates)
- The first year's profits of a Catholic benefice, as traditionally paid directly to the Pope.
- 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, p. 342:
- 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 2010, p. 342: