soul-shot

Other dues equally difficult to identify with exactness were the "light-shot" and the "soul-shot".

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913

The last-mentioned contribution of "soul-shot", the precise signification of which is imperfectly understood, is typical of a form of offering which at many different epochs has been a recognized source of income to the Church.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913

"soul-shot", a donation of money to the church at which the funeral service took place, the "doles", i.e. alms distributed to the poor, the sick, and the aged for the benefit of a friend's soul; the founding of chantries (q.v.) for the support of one or more priests who were to offer Mass daily for the founder's soul; and the

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

Mass (Nov. 11) and light-shot thrice a year, and it is most just that the men pay the soul-shot at the open grave. "

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913