decimae
decimae n. 〈英〉(教会法)(教士)什一税 神职人员每年交纳俸金收入的1/10。最初归教皇所有，但至亨利八世统治时期，随着教皇统治的结束，什一税归作为教会首脑的国王所有。 (→tithe)
DECIMAE
decimae
decimae (des-[schwa]-mee), n. [fr. Latin decem “ten”] Eccles. law. 1. The tenth part of the annual profits of a benefice originally payable to the Pope, and later to the Crown by 26 Hen. 8, ch. 3. “The tenths, or decimae, were the tenth part of the annual profit of each living … which was also