| 单词 | school pence |
| 释义 | > as lemmasschool pence school penny n. British (now historical) (in plural as school pence) a small sum of money paid weekly for tuition in an elementary school; cf. penny n. 4. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > [noun] > for tuition school hire1440 school wage1542 culet1550 feec1616 tutorage1721 premium1765 tuition1828 school penny1841 1841 30th Ann. Rep. National Soc. for promoting Educ. of Poor 22/2 (advt.) The Stipend offered is 45l. per annum, together with the School Pence. 1889 19th Cent. Oct. 741 The parents are to pay schoolpence. 1999 T. May Victorian Schoolroom 13 (caption) Some children, including many orphans, were utterly destitute and were quite unable to pay the ‘school pence’ demanded by voluntary schools. < as lemmas |
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