tithable

Variant of tithe

noun

  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
    1. a tenth part
    2. any small part
  2. any tax or levy

Origin: ME < OE teothe, contr. < teogotha, a tenth

transitive verb tithed, tithing

  1. to pay a tithe of (one's produce, income, etc.)
  2. to levy a tithe on or collect a tithe from

Origin: ME tithen < OE teothian < the n.

intransitive verb

to pay a tithe

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