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peter's pence

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables
pe-ter's pence
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The alms-fee.

Uncountable

Etymology

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

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Inflected Forms

Peter's penny (alternative)

Synonyms

hearth money

Questions

What does peter's pence mean?
The alms-fee.
Where does peter's pence come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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