Tithe Definition

tīth
tithed, tithes, tithing
noun
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.
Webster's New World
The institution or obligation of paying tithes.
American Heritage
A tax or assessment of one tenth.
American Heritage
A tenth part.
Webster's New World
Any tax or levy.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
To pay a tithe of (one's produce, income, etc.)
Webster's New World
To pay a tithe.
Webster's New World
To levy a tithe on or collect a tithe from.
Webster's New World
adjective

(archaic) Tenth.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Tithe

Noun

Singular:
tithe
Plural:
tithes

Origin of Tithe

  • Old English tēoþa (Old English underwent the Ingvaeonic nasal spirant law, which resulted in the elimination of the nasal consonant from Germanic *tehunþ-). Compare Icelandic tíund.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English tithe consisting of a tenth part of one's goods or income from Old English tēotha tenth, tithe dekm̥ in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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