Definitions
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- noun The first year's
profits of a Catholicbenefice , as traditionally paid directly to thePope .
Etymologies
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Examples
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When he took possession of a benefice, he paid the pope a special assessment, called the "annate," amounting to a year's income -- which of course came from the peasants living on the land.
A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. Carlton J. H. Hayes 1923
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The pope consented to recognize royal appointees, provided they were "godly and suitable" men; in return he usually received a fee ( "annate") from the newly appointed prelate.
A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. Carlton J. H. Hayes 1923
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In exceptional cases some bishops received from the Pope authority to levy this annate on all benefices in their dioceses falling vacant within a specified period.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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Moreover, after the thirteenth century the annate was required from benefices that had been for any reason whatever collated directly by the Pope.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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La macerazione sulle bucce dura, a seconda delle annate, un centinaio di giorni e si usa la tecnica del cappello sommerso con steccatura.
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