plough-alms
/ˈplaʊˌɑːmz/(US plow-alms) historical in later use
noun
A tax payable to the Church in Anglo-Saxon and feudal times, consisting of one penny per annum for each plough or ploughland.
Origin
Middle English. From plough + alms. Compare earlier sullow-alms.
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