Simple English definitions for legal terms
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Primitive means something that is very basic or simple. In the past, it was also used to describe a payment made to the Crown or the Pope from the first year's profits of a tenant's land or a clergyman's benefice. This payment was later used to help the poor and was called "Queen Anne's Bounty".
Definition: Primitive refers to the first fruits or profits from land or a clergyman's benefice that were paid to the Crown or Pope in the past.
These examples illustrate how primitive refers to the initial profits or fruits that were paid to the Crown or Pope in the past. These payments were later converted to a fund to benefit the poor.