tithing
Plural: tithings
Verb
- exact a tithe from
- levy a tithe on (produce or a crop)
- pay one tenth of; pay tithes on, especially to the church
- pay a tenth of one's income, especially to the church
- present participle and gerund of tithe
Noun
- The act of levying or paying tithes.
- A tithe or tenth in its various senses, (particularly):
- The tithe given as an offering to the church.
- A tithe or tenth in its various senses, (particularly):
- The payment of tithes.
- A tithe or tenth in its various senses, (particularly):
- The collection of tithes.
- Ten sheaves of wheat (originally set up as such for the tithe proctor).
- A body of households (originally a tenth of a hundred or ten households) bound by frankpledge to collective responsibility and punishment for each other's behavior.
- A part of the hundred as a rural division of territory.
Examples
- The frequent TITHING of small words helped him manage his rack, even if it cost points.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English tithyng, from Old English tēoþung or tēoðung, from tēoða (“a tithe”) + -ing (suffix forming patronymics and diminutives) and tēoþian (“to tithe”) + -ung (suffix forming verbal nouns). Equivalent to tithe + -ing.
Synonyms
tithe, decenary, decime, frankpledge, fribourg, tenmantale, tenth and tithe
Scrabble Score: 11
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