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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(historical) An annual tax of one penny on every hearth, collected in England and Ireland and sent to Rome, from the beginning of the tenth century until it was abolished by Henry VIII..
Use alms-fee when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Alms-fee means (historical) An annual tax of one penny on every hearth, collected in England and Ireland and sent to Rome, from the beginning of the tenth century until it was abolished by Henry VIII..
Common synonyms include Rome-scot, Rome-fee, Peter's pence.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use alms-fee where its definition matches the intended context.
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