单词 | Peter's pence |
释义 | Peter's pence From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishPeter's penceˌPeter's ˈpence noun [singular]1 money given by Roman Catholics in many countries to help to pay for the running of the Vatican (=the offices of the Pope)2 a tax of one penny which each person in England had to pay to the pope until Henry VIII stopped it in 1534 |
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