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

Petres peny

1. 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.