Petres peny
Middle English
Alternative forms
- Peires panes, Peter pens, Peteres peni, Peterespeny, peters pans, Peter his peny, Petir Pens, Petir peny, Petres panes, Petres peni, Petris pens
Etymology
From Petres (genitive of Peter (“Peter”)) + peny (“penny”) or pens (“pence”) or other similar formations.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpeːtris ˌpɛniː/, /ˈpeːtris ˌpɛns/
Proper noun
- Peter's pence, alms-fee (tax due to Rome collected from English homes)
Descendants
- English: Peter's pence
References
- “Pẹ̄ter-penī, phr.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.