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| Pe·ter's pence |
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1. Roman Catholic donation: a voluntary financial contribution made by some Roman Catholic dioceses to the Papal See
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2. medieval tax to Papal See: a tax of one penny per household paid to the Papal See in medieval times until it was abolished by Henry VIII
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| [After St. Peter as the first bishop of Rome] |
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