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单词 Peter's penny
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Definition of Peter's penny in English:

Peter's penny

(also Peter penny, Peter pence, Peter's pence)
noun ˌpiːtəz ˈpɛni
  • 1An annual tax of one penny from each householder having land of a certain value, paid in England until the Reformation to the papal see at Rome; = hearth-penny. In later use usually in plural Now historical.

  • 2Roman Catholic Church. In plural: (since 1860) a voluntary contribution to the papal treasury.

Origin

Middle English. In some forms from the genitive of the name of St Peter + penny, in reference to the claim of the See of Rome to the patrimony of St Peter. In some forms from the name of St Peter + penny.

 
 

Definition of Peter's penny in US English:

Peter's penny

(also Peter penny, Peter pence, Peter's pence)
nounˌpiːtəz ˈpɛni
  • 1An annual tax of one penny from each householder having land of a certain value, paid in England until the Reformation to the papal see at Rome; = hearth-penny. In later use usually in plural Now historical.

  • 2Roman Catholic Church. In plural: (since 1860) a voluntary contribution to the papal treasury.

Origin

Middle English. In some forms from the genitive of the name of St Peter + penny, in reference to the claim of the See of Rome to the patrimony of St Peter. In some forms from the name of St Peter + penny.

 
 
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