Annates

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Annats \An"nats\, Annates \An"nates\, n. pl. [See {Ann}.] (Eccl.
     Law)
     The first year's profits of a spiritual preferment, anciently
     paid by the clergy to the pope; first fruits. In England,
     they now form a fund for the augmentation of poor livings.
     [1913 Webster]



From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  ANNATES, ecc. law. First fruits paid out of spiritual benefices to the pope,
  being, the value of one year's profit.