Etymology

Roman month

Today it means: A quantity of tax paid by electorates or other constituent states to the Holy Roman Empire. Abbreviated as RM. Full definition →

First used 17th c.German Römermonat
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  1. German · derived fromRömermonat
  2. English todayRoman month

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.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 17th c. A quantity of tax paid by electorates or other constituent states to the Holy Roman Empire. Abbreviated as RM.

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