英语词汇“Peter's penny”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Peter's penny

/ˌpiːtəz ˈpɛni/

(also Peter penny, Peter's pence, Peter pence)

noun

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.

The institution of Peter's pence has been attributed to Ine, king of Wessex (688–726), and to Offa, king of Mercia (757–96). However, it is more likely to have originated in the payments made to Rome by King Alfred the Great in the 880s. It is mentioned as due by ancient law in a letter of Cnut in 1027, and was discontinued by statute in 1534..

2 Roman 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.

单词	Peter's penny
释义	Peter's penny /ˌpiːtəz ˈpɛni/ (also Peter penny, Peter's pence, Peter pence) noun 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. The institution of Peter's pence has been attributed to Ine, king of Wessex (688–726), and to Offa, king of Mercia (757–96). However, it is more likely to have originated in the payments made to Rome by King Alfred the Great in the 880s. It is mentioned as due by ancient law in a letter of Cnut in 1027, and was discontinued by statute in 1534.. 2 Roman 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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