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单词 plough-alms
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Definition of plough-alms in English:

plough-alms

(US plow-alms)
noun ˈplaʊˌɑːmz
historical
  • A tax payable to the Church in Anglo-Saxon and feudal times, consisting of one penny per annum for each plough or ploughland.

Origin

Middle English. From plough + alms. Compare earlier sullow-alms.

 
 

Definition of plough-alms in US English:

plough-alms

(US plow-alms)
nounˈplaʊˌɑːmz
historical
  • A tax payable to the Church in Anglo-Saxon and feudal times, consisting of one penny per annum for each plough or ploughland.

Origin

Middle English. From plough + alms. Compare earlier sullow-alms.

 
 
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