| 单词 | queen anne's bounty |
| 释义 | > as lemmasQueen Anne's Bounty a. A gift bestowed by the sovereign personally, or by the state. Queen Anne's Bounty: see quots. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > gift from specific person bounty1704 society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > grants and allowances > [noun] > payments to assist poor > for the poor clergy Queen Anne's Bounty1704 Queen Anne's Bounty1713 1708 Royal Procl. in London Gaz. No. 4504/1 All such Seamen..shall Receive as our free Gift and Royal Bounty, the respective Rewards and Allowances following. Queen Anne's Bounty Queen Anne's Bounty n. now historical (in the Church of England) the fund established by Queen Anne in 1704 to augment the livings of the poorer clergy.Established by Act 2 & 3 Anne c. 11, which directed the use of the duties called ‘first fruits and tenths’ for this purpose. In 1948 the funds and work of the administrators of Queen Anne's Bounty were merged with those of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners under the administration of the new Church Commissioners.extracted from Queen Annen.< as lemmas |
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