first-fruits
21first fruits — In English ecclesiastical law, the first year s whole profits of every benefice or spiritual living, anciently paid by the incumbent to the pope, but afterwards transferred to the fund called Queen Anne s Bounty, for increasing the revenue from… …
22first-fruits — The annates or profits of the first year of a church preferment or living. See 1 Bl Comm 284 …
23Court of First Fruits and Tenths — First Fruits and Tenths First Fruits and Tenths was a form of tax on clergy taking up a benefice or ecclesiastical position in Great Britain. The Court of First Fruits and Tenths was established in 1540 to collect from clerical benefices certain… …
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25Feast of the First Fruits of Wine — The Feast of the First Fruits of Wine is a holiday celebrated by the ancient Israelites as described in the Temple Scroll of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The holiday, which is observed on the third day of the fifth month (Av), is not mentioned in the… …
26Feast of First Fruits — Feast of First Fruits, = Shabuoth. (Cf. ↑Shabuoth) …
27First Fruits Festival — fall harvest holiday of Shavuot (Judaism) …
28First — (f[ e]rst), a. [OE. first, furst, AS. fyrst; akin to Icel. fyrstr, Sw. & Dan. f[ o]rste, OHG. furist, G. f[ u]rst prince; a superlatiye form of E. for, fore. See {For}, {Fore}, and cf. {Formeer}, {Foremost}.] 1. Preceding all others of a series… …
29First coat — First First (f[ e]rst), a. [OE. first, furst, AS. fyrst; akin to Icel. fyrstr, Sw. & Dan. f[ o]rste, OHG. furist, G. f[ u]rst prince; a superlatiye form of E. for, fore. See {For}, {Fore}, and cf. {Formeer}, {Foremost}.] 1. Preceding all others… …
30First day — First First (f[ e]rst), a. [OE. first, furst, AS. fyrst; akin to Icel. fyrstr, Sw. & Dan. f[ o]rste, OHG. furist, G. f[ u]rst prince; a superlatiye form of E. for, fore. See {For}, {Fore}, and cf. {Formeer}, {Foremost}.] 1. Preceding all others… …