Tithe
21tithe — [OE] Originally, tithe meant simply a ‘tenth’ – a sense that has revived somewhat in recent years. The specific application to a ‘ten per cent levy on annual production, paid to the Church’ dates from the 12th century. It comes from Old English… …
22tithe — [[t]ta͟ɪð[/t]] tithes N COUNT A tithe is a fixed amount of money or goods that is given regularly in order to support a church, a priest, or a charity …
23tithe — [tʌɪδ] noun 1》 one tenth of annual produce or earnings, formerly taken as a tax for the support of the Church and clergy. 2》 archaic a tenth of a specified thing. verb subject to or pay as a tithe. Derivatives tithable adjective Origin OE tēotha… …
24tithe — a traditional unit of proportion equal to 1/10. The word tithe is an old one, drawn directly from the Anglo Saxon word for a tenth …
25tithe — [OE] Originally, tithe meant simply a ‘tenth’ – a sense that has revived somewhat in recent years. The specific application to a ‘ten per cent levy on annual production, paid to the Church’ dates from the 12th century. It comes from Old English… …
26tithe — n. & v. n. 1 one tenth of the annual produce of land or labour, formerly taken as a tax for the support of the Church and clergy. 2 a tenth part. v. 1 tr. subject to tithes. 2 intr. pay tithes. Phrases and idioms: tithe barn a barn built to hold… …
27Tithe commissioner — Tithe Tithe, n. [OE. tithe, tethe, properly an adj., tenth, AS. te[ o]?a the tenth; akin to ti[ e]n, t?n, t[=e]n, ten, G. zehnte, adj., tenth, n., a tithe, Icel. t[=i]und the tenth; tithe, Goth. ta[ i]hunda tenth. See {Ten}, and cf. {Tenth},… …
28tithe-pig — titheˈ pig noun One pig out of ten paid as a tithe • • • Main Entry: ↑tithe …
29tithe-free — titheˈ free adjective Exempt from paying tithes • • • Main Entry: ↑tithe …
30tithe-gatherer — titheˈ gatherer noun • • • Main Entry: ↑tithe …
