BOUNTY OF QUEEN ANNE
\bˈa͡ʊnti ɒv kwˈiːn ˈan], \bˈaʊnti ɒv kwˈiːn ˈan], \b_ˈaʊ_n_t_i_ ɒ_v k_w_ˈiː_n ˈa_n]\
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A name given to a royal charter, which was confirmed by 2 Anne, c. 11, whereby all the revenue of first-fruits and tenths was vested in trustees, to form a perpetual fund for the augmentation of poor ecclesiastical livings. Wharton.
By Henry Campbell Black
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