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peny (1309)

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peny (1309)

pené,  penie,  penye; 
pl. pens  
  FEW:  penny 18,93a Gdf: GdfC:  penny 10,313a TL: DEAF: DMF: TLF:  penny  OED:  penny n.  MED:  peni n.  DMLBS:
ls(loanword: M.E. )
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s.

gauge peny
gauge1
hede peny
hedepenye
palefrei peny
palefrei
Rome peny
taxPeter's pence, annual tax of a penny paid by every household to the papal see at Rome
( 1309; MS: s.xvi2 )  Auxi dona il a Seint Pere de Rome un dener de chescun meson d'Engleterre qe home apele ore 'Rome peny'  Petit Bruit 13.23-24
( 1345 )  L'ercedekene, par cause de soun office, est a lever annuelment partie en Rome penies, partie en ferlinges Seint Swythan, partie en deners sinodals, a la mountaunce de .xx. marcs  YBB 19 Ed III 291
( 1377 )  supplient qe y puisse estre declaree en cest present parlement, si la charge de le Denier Seint Piere, appellé Rome peny, serra [...] paié al collectour nostre Seint Piere le Pape, ou noun  Rot Parl1 iii 21
quatre (etc.) peny naile
nail weighing four (etc.) pennyweight
( 1408-09 )  Item .ijc. .iiij. peny naill - .viij. d.  Mch Tayl Accs1 10 Henry IV
tolsestier peny
tolsestier

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See also:

peniwort  serjauntespeni  wardpeny 
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