A Scottish tax or fee consisting of the first year's revenue from a church position, paid to the Crown.
From Medieval Latin 'annatae' (annual payments), adapted into Scots law; literally means 'annuals' referring to the first annual income from vacant ecclesiastical posts.
Kings would often grab the first year's income from empty church jobs to fund wars—this wasn't just greed, it was how medieval governments financed their operations before income taxes existed!
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