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(歴史的には) 十分の一税 (dîme) のうち、高位聖職者 (haut clergé) が下級聖職者 (bas clergé) の生活費として支払う部分。下級聖職者への手当 / (比喩的に) 十分の一税、わずかな金額 (最小の取り分、最もつまらない取り分、最低限の額 ― おそらくそれよりも少ない、かろうじて足りる額)

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portion congrue

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Noun
feminine historical figuratively

portion congrue: (歴史)聖職者への最低限度の生活扶助としての取り分、また転じてごくわずかな取り分・最低限の額を指す。

English Meaning
(historical) part of the tithe (dîme) paid by the higher clergy (haut clergé) to the members of the lower clergy (bas clergé) for their sustenance; allowances of the lower clergy / (figuratively) tithe, trifling amount (the smallest share, the meanest share, the bare minimum - and possibly even less than that: barely enough)
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中世において、下層聖職者は、上層聖職者が生活維持のために納めた十分の一の中から適切な分け前を受け取っていました。

During the Middle Ages, the lower clergy received the appropriate share, meaning the part of the tithe that the higher clergy paid for their sustenance.

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