Tithe
1Tithe — 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}, {Teind}.]… …
2tithe — [tīth] n. [ME < OE teothe, contr. < teogotha, a TENTH] 1. 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 2. a) a tenth part b) any small part 3. any… …
3Tithe — Tithe, a. Tenth. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Every tithe soul, mongst many thousand. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
4Tithe — Tithe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tithed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tithing}.] [As. te[ o]?ian.] To levy a tenth part on; to tax to the amount of a tenth; to pay tithes on. [1913 Webster] Ye tithe mint and rue. Luke xi. 42. [1913 Webster] …
5tithe — index tax, toll (tax) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 tithe …
6Tithe — Tithe, v. i. Tp pay tithes. [R.] Tusser. [1913 Webster] …
7tithe — [taıð] n [: Old English; Origin: teogotha tenth ] 1.) a particular amount that some Christians give to their church 2.) a tax paid to the church in the past >tithe v [I and T] …
8tithe — ► 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. ORIGIN Old English, «tenth» …
9tithe — [ taıð ] noun count a tax that people paid to the church in the past a. a particular amount of money that members of some Christian churches give to the church …
10Tithe — For the type of land division, see Tithing (country subdivision). The Tithe Pig, group by Derby Porcelain, c. 1770 A tithe ( …
