Annats

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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]