altarage

English

Etymology

altar + -age

Noun

altarage (plural altarages)

  1. The offerings made upon the altar or to a church.
  2. The profit which accrues to the priest, by reason of the altar, from the small tithes.

References

  • altarage in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

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