Tithe Definition
tīth
tithed, tithes, tithing
noun
One tenth of the annual produce of one's land or of one's annual income, paid as a tax or contribution to support a church or its clergy.
Webster's New World
The institution or obligation of paying tithes.
American Heritage
A tax or assessment of one tenth.
American Heritage
A tenth part.
Webster's New World
Any tax or levy.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- ten-percent contribution
- levy
- assessment
- ratable tax
verb
To pay a tithe of (one's produce, income, etc.)
Webster's New World
To pay a tithe.
Webster's New World
To levy a tithe on or collect a tithe from.
Webster's New World
adjective
(archaic) Tenth.
Wiktionary
Origin of Tithe
Old English tēoþa (Old English underwent the Ingvaeonic nasal spirant law, which resulted in the elimination of the nasal consonant from Germanic *tehunþ-). Compare Icelandic tíund.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English tithe consisting of a tenth part of one's goods or income from Old English tēotha tenth, tithe dekm̥ in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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