Roman month

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Roman month

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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.

noun Roman months · Roman Month

historical A quantity of tax paid by electorates or other constituent states to the Holy Roman Empire. Abbreviated as RM. On the 29th ult. the general aſſembly of the empire unanimouſly reſolved, in all the three colleges, to pay the farther ſum of 100 Roman months.

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@misc{roman_month_2026,
  title = {Roman month},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/roman%20month},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}