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Denariis petrii

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

Commonly called "Peter's Pence." An annual payment on St. Peter's feast of a penny from every family to the pope, during the time that the Roman Catholic religion was established in England.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Peter’s pence, an annual general contribution to the pope.