Definitions
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- n. The offerings made upon the altar or to a church.
- n. The profit which accrues to the priest, by reason of the altar, from the small tithes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. The offerings made upon the altar, or to a church.
- n. The profit which accrues to the priest, by reason of the altar, from the small tithes.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Offerings made upon an altar or to a church. The honorarium or stipend received by a priest from offerings and gifts on account of services at the altar. Sometimes called small tithes and altardues.
- n. In Scotland, formerly, an endowment granted for the saying of masses for deceased friends at a particular altar.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Robert (1121-1159), with the object of superseding the Culdees, founded in 1144 a priory for the regular monks of St. Augustine, granting to them the Hospital of St. Andrews, with portions of the altarage.
qms commented on the word altarage
Or maybe a display of priestly anger from the pulpit?
May 13, 2015
whichbe commented on the word altarage
Payment to priest for mass; offerings at altar. (from Phrontistery)
May 25, 2008