A medieval Latin term for a tax, tribute, or payment owed to a bishop or cathedral; ecclesiastical revenue or church levy.
Latin neuter singular form from cathedraticus (relating to cathedra). Medieval church finances created technical terms for various taxes and payments supporting the cathedral and episcopate.
Medieval cathedrals were funded by cathedraticum—special taxes that essentially meant 'paying for the bishop's seat and everything around it,' making the church one of the first sophisticated taxation systems.
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