Lay Tithes

Lay tithes were a term for tithes that instead of going to the Catholic church, would go to a lay person[1] This was either a form of rent to a landlord or, more controversially, ecclesiastical tithes that had been alienated from the parish or monastery that it had originally been intended for.

References

  1. ↑  Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Lay Tithes". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.


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