Charles III

of Germany was the first who added “ in the year of our Lord” tohis reign, in 879. - Annuity, a fixed sum of money paid yearly. In the United States the granting of annuities is conducted by private companies or corporations, The woe of annuities, as a system, has never gained much foothold —the endowment plan of life insurance, by which, after the lapse of a term of years, the insured receives a sum in bulk, being preferred, Annunciation, the declaration of the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary informing her that she was to become the mother of our Lord. Annunciation or Lady Day is a feast in honor of the Annunciation, celebrated on the 25th of March.