noun
Etymology: Middle English ploualmes, from plou, plow, plough plow, plowland + almes alms
: a penny formerly paid annually to the church for every plowland
noun
Etymology: Middle English ploualmes, from plou, plow, plough plow, plowland + almes alms
: a penny formerly paid annually to the church for every plowland
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012