Originally and chiefly Scots Law. A yearly payment, esp. of rent, quit-rent, duty, or interest. Obsolete except in ground-annual, n.
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| 释义 | society > trade and finance > payment > [noun] > periodic payment > specific (6) annual1388 Originally and chiefly Scots Law. A yearly payment, esp. of rent, quit-rent, duty, or interest. Obsolete except in ground-annual, n. quarterage1389 Payment made quarterly; an instance of this; a contribution, subscription, tax, or other charge paid by a person every quarter. Now chiefly archaic… pensionc1400 Christian Church. A fixed payment made from or charged to the revenues of a benefice; (in later use) (spec. in Anglican Church) a regular payment to… pension?a1513 A regular payment made to a person of rank or a royal favourite to enable him or her to live to an expected standard. Also: a regular payment made… ladysilver1536 Probably a scribal error for laydsilver, an unattested variant of Middle English ladesilver, northern variant of loadsilver payment made in lieu… standing order1619 Parliament (originally British). A procedural rule agreed to by the members of a house of parliament that remains in effect from one session to the… |
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