Rōme'-pĕn'ny or Rōme'-scōt, n.
n. [From Rome and penny or scot.] A tax of a penny on a house, formerly paid by the people of England to the church of Rome; — called also Rome-shot. See PETER-PENCE.
n. [From Rome and penny or scot.] A tax of a penny on a house, formerly paid by the people of England to the church of Rome; — called also Rome-shot. See PETER-PENCE.