church rate

noun Ecclesiastical.

(formerly in England and Ireland) a compulsory assessment imposed on the parishioners' holdings of houses or land in order to repair the parish church and maintain its services.

Origin of church rate

First recorded in 1705–15

Words nearby church rate

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church of Rome, Church of Scotland, Church of the Brethren, church parade, church rate, church register, church school, Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, church suffering

Example sentences from the Web for church rate

The churchwardens were re-elected, and the church-rate was carried.
Stones of the Temple|Walter Field
This was done at an expense of 5,000l., which was met by a church-rate of sixpence in the pound, spreading over three years.
The Church Index|William Pepperell
A church-rate is also levied, to which it does not appear what response is made.
The Church Index|William Pepperell
It is wrong to compel, and wrong to refuse, the payment of a church-rate.
Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood|George MacDonald

He said they were wrong to make the tribute, or church-rate, if it really was such, compulsory.
Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood|George MacDonald

单词	church rate
释义	church rate noun Ecclesiastical. (formerly in England and Ireland) a compulsory assessment imposed on the parishioners' holdings of houses or land in order to repair the parish church and maintain its services. Origin of church rate First recorded in 1705–15 Words nearby church rate Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church of Rome, Church of Scotland, Church of the Brethren, church parade, church rate, church register, church school, Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, church suffering Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for church rate The churchwardens were re-elected, and the church-rate was carried. Stones of the Temple\|Walter Field This was done at an expense of 5,000l., which was met by a church-rate of sixpence in the pound, spreading over three years. The Church Index\|William Pepperell A church-rate is also levied, to which it does not appear what response is made. The Church Index\|William Pepperell It is wrong to compel, and wrong to refuse, the payment of a church-rate. Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood\|George MacDonald He said they were wrong to make the tribute, or church-rate, if it really was such, compulsory. Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood\|George MacDonald
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