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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A tax of one penny per household paid in medieval England to the Papal See.
- noun An annual voluntary contribution made by Roman Catholics toward the expenses of the Holy See.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
penny .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an annual contribution made by Roman Catholics to support the papal see
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English Peteres pens, pl. of Peteres peni : Peteres, genitive of Peter, Saint Peter (from the tradition that Saint Peter founded the papacy) + peni, penny; see penny.]
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