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Noun

1. 1
   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. historical

Synonyms

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peter's pencerome-feerome-scot

Etymology

From Old English ælmesfeoh, from ælmesse (“alms”) + feoh (“money”). See fee.

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