Peter's pence

noun

Etymology

From Middle English Petres peny; the money was collected on 1 August, the feast day of St. Peter ad Vincula.

  1. inherited from Petres peny

Definitions

  1. The alms-fee.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA