Meaning

(archaic) A tenth..

Definitions by Sense

1. (archaic) A tenth.
2. (historical) The tenth part of the increase arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support, as in England, or devoted to religious or charitable uses; a tax taking ten percent of land or stock profits, used for religious or charitable purposes.
3. A contribution to one's religious community or congregation of worship (notably to the LDS church).
4. A small part or proportion.
5. (archaic) Tenth.
6. To give one-tenth or a tithe of something, particularly:
7. To take one-tenth or a tithe of something, particularly:
8. (transitive, obsolete) To compose the tenth part of something.

Example Sentences

But really that gold was not half That a king might have hoped to compel— Not a half, not a third, not a tithe.

For this is abundantly confuted by the Constitutions and Practice of these Christian States where Tithes have been variously settled, for maintenance of the Evangelical Priest-hood ; and other pious Uses, by legal and civil Tithes, which imply a Debitum Justitiæ.

That there is and from time immemorial has been within that part of the parish called Mablethorpe St. Mary's a laudable custom that, if any outdweller take ancient pasture ground, he shall pay a modus of 4d. an acre, and so in proportion, on the 1st of August, in lieu of all manner of tithe; and that if any of the ancient pasture be once ploughed up or meadowed, it shall, when restored to pasture again, pay 4d. the acre in the hands of such outdweller.

Prayers and calling-over seemed twice as short as usual, and before they could get construes of a tithe of the hard passages marked in the margin of their books, they were all seated round, and the Doctor was standing in the middle, talking in whispers to the master.

I scarcely know any thing that really interests me, and I would give a great deal not to be so quick-sighted as I am; it would be so pleasant to believe only a tithe of the professions that are made me.

Euery tythe ſoule, 'mongſt many thouſand diſmes,

gif we teoðiað þas gearlican dagas, þonne beoð þær six and ðritig teoðing-dagas.

Her sorrowes did not tith her ioy.

Word Forms

• tithes
• tithing
• tithed

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