Alms-fee
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Alms-fee is a noun meaning (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.
Meaning
(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.
Word Forms
- alms-fees
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