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
- a tenth part
- any small part
- any tax or levy
Origin:
ME < OE teothe, contr. < teogotha, a tenth
transitive verb tithed, tithing
- to pay a tithe of (one's produce, income, etc.)
- to levy a tithe on or collect a tithe from
Origin:
ME tithen < OE teothian < the n.