Annate
Definition
A historical ecclesiastical tax or fee, specific to the Western Middle Ages, representing the first year's income of a newly assigned church benefice or parish, which had to be paid directly to the Papal See or the local bishop. This structural financial obligation constituted a major source of revenue for the pontifical treasury and generated heated political disputes between European monarchies and the authority in Rome.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Annate
- First-fruits
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun with standard morphological variations for historical financial and ecleziastic designations. |
| Formation | Adopted from medieval Latin financial records, originating from the classical noun for year. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.ˈna.tə] |
| Source | The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church and Canonical Systems |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Regele Angliei a interzis prin decret colectarea oricărei annate destinate vistieriei de la Vatican.
EN: The King of England forbade by decree the collection of any annate intended for the Vatican treasury.
RO: Încasările din această annată parohială au fost folosite pentru reconstrucția catedralei distruse de incendiu.
EN: The proceeds from this parish annate were used for the reconstruction of the cathedral destroyed by fire.
RO: Documentul papal menționa valoarea exactă în aur pe care fiecare nou episcop o datora drept annată.
EN: The papal document mentioned the exact value in gold that each new bishop owed as an annate.
Idioms & Phrases
Plata unei annate / Payment of an annate
RO: Acțiune juridică și financiară prin care un cleric își achita datoriile feudale către ierarhia bisericească superioară.
EN: A legal and financial action through which a cleric cleared his feudal debts to the higher church hierarchy.
Sistem de annate / Annates system
RO: Structură fiscală pontificală complexă utilizată în secolele XIV-XV pentru centralizarea resurselor monetare europene.
EN: A complex pontifical fiscal structure used in the 14th and 15th centuries to centralize European monetary resources.
Annată episcopală / Episcopal annate
RO: Taxă calculată pe baza veniturilor totale ale unei dioceze, colectată direct la numirea unui nou episcop.
EN: A tax calculated on the total income of a diocese, collected directly upon the appointment of a new bishop.
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