{ } n. [ LL. annata income of a year, also, of half a year, fr. L. annus year: cf. F. annate annats. ] (Scots Law) A half years's stipend, over and above what is owing for the incumbency, due to a minister's heirs after his decease. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } 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 ]