regium donum

noun

re·​gi·​um do·​num

¦rējēəmˈdōnəm

plural regia dona

-jēəˈdōnə

: a former annual grant of public money in England for the Presbyterian clergy in Ireland

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, royal gift

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