Peter's pence
pluralnoun
1
- historical an annual tax of one penny from every householder having land of a certain value, paid to the papal see at Rome from Anglo-Saxon times until discontinued in 1534 after Henry VIII's break with Rome〈史〉一便士奉金（每一户拥有一定价值土地的家庭每年向罗马教廷交纳的一便士的税, 从盎格鲁-撒克逊时代始, 直到1534年亨利八世与罗马决裂为止）。
2
- a voluntary payment by Roman Catholics to the papal treasury, made since1860（1860年后）天主教教徒向教廷自愿交纳的奉金。
词源
named after St Peter, the first Pope （see P ETER， ST）.