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单词 altarage
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altarage

[ awl-ter-ij ]
/ ˈɔl tər ɪdʒ /

noun

Ecclesiastical.
  1. offerings made upon an altar of a church.
  2. offerings made to a church.
an honorarium paid to a priest for services at the altar from offerings and gifts.
endowments for the saying of Masses for deceased persons, often at a particular altar.

Origin of altarage

1350–1400; Middle English awterage<Anglo-French, Old French auterage.See altar, -age

Words nearby altarage

Altai Republic, Altamaha, Altamira, Altamonte Springs, altar, altarage, altar board, altar boy, altar bread, altar call, altar card
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Example sentences from the Web for altarage

  • The Vicar of Rothwell, for the maintenance of himself and a fellow-priest, shall have all the altarage with a competent manse.

    Parish Priests and Their People in the Middle Ages in England|Edward L. Cutts
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