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单词 Rome penny
释义

Rome penny

/ˈrəʊm ˌpɛni/
Now historical
noun
An annual tax formerly paid in England, principally before the Reformation, to the papal see at Rome; = Peter's penny.
  • †to reckon up a person's Rome-pennies: to tell all his or her faults (obsolete )..

Origin

Old English; earliest use found in Laws: Norðhymbra Preosta Lagu. From Rome + penny.

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