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noun
A quantity of tax paid by electorates or other constituent states to the Holy Roman Empire. Abbreviated as RM.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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History
Translating German Römermonat, so called because the sum was originally paid in lieu of sending troops to accompany the King of the Holy Roman Empire on his journey to Rome to be crowned emperor, a journey calculated to take a certain number of months.
