Tithing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtaɪðɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tithing is a noun meaning A tithe or tenth in its various senses, (particularly):.
Meaning
A tithe or tenth in its various senses, (particularly):.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of tithe
- (dialectal) Ten sheaves of wheat (originally set up as such for the tithe proctor).
- (historical, law) A part of the hundred as a rural division of territory.
- (historical, law) 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.
Example Sentences
I see the boys of summer in their ruin / Lay the gold tithings barren, / Setting no store by harvest, freeze the soils
Word Forms
- tithings
Synonyms for tithing
Depending on context, synonyms include decenary, decime, frankpledge, tenmantale.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tenth, tything, tythe, decim, decima, decime.
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