tythe
[ tahyth ]
/ taɪð /
noun, verb (used with or without object), tythed, tyth·ing. British.
Words nearby tythe
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Definition for tything (2 of 2)
tithe
[ tahyth ]
/ taɪð /
noun
verb (used with object), tithed, tith·ing.
verb (used without object), tithed, tith·ing.
to give or pay a tithe.
Also British, tythe.
Origin of tithe
before 900; (noun) Middle English ti(ghe)the, Old English teogotha tenth; (v.) Middle English tithen, Old English teogothian to take the tenth of, derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM tithe
tithe·less, adjectiveun·tithed, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for tything
Paradise Row, as every one knows, is right at the other end of the town, past the Tything.
Johnny Ludlow, Third Series|Mrs. Henry WoodThus in the tything of Gillingham alone forty-five deaths are recorded, and in the neighbouring tything of Bourton seventeen.
The Great Pestilence (A.D. 1348-9)|Francis Aidan Gasquet
British Dictionary definitions for tything
tithe
/ (taɪð) /
noun
(often plural) Christianity a tenth part of agricultural or other produce, personal income, or profits, contributed either voluntarily or as a tax for the support of the church or clergy or for charitable purposes
any levy, esp of one tenth
a tenth or very small part of anything
verb
(tr)
- to exact or demand a tithe or tithes from (an individual or group)
- to levy a tithe upon (a crop or amount of produce, etc)
(intr) to pay a tithe or tithes
Derived forms of tithe
tither, nounWord Origin for tithe
Old English teogoth; related to Old Frisian tegotha, Old Saxon tegotho, Old High German zehando, Old Norse tīundi, Gothic taihunda
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Culture definitions for tything
tithe
A tenth part of one's annual income contributed to support the clergy or a church. The Mosaic law required the Israelites to pay a tithe for the support of worship.
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