annona

An ancient tax for the yearly supply of corn or provisions for the army and capital: still in use in Italy.

annona
annōna, ae, f. [from annus, as pomona from pomum]. I In gen., the yearly produce , the annual inc...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
annona
annōna ae, f annus, the year's produce : vectigal ex salariā annonā, out of the annual supply , L...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary