tithing
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- An administrative division consisting of ten householders in the old English system of frankpledge. noun …☝️ Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition (view on wordnik.com)
- In old English law, a decennary; a number or company of about ten householders, or one tenth of a hundred (which see), who, dwelling near each other, were regarded as constituting a distinct community for some purposes of civil order and police regulation, the several members being treated as sureties or free pledges to the king for the good behavior of each other. noun …☝️ Source: The Century Dictionary (view on wordnik.com)
- The act of levying or taking tithe; that which is taken as tithe; a tithe. noun …☝️ Source: The Century Dictionary (view on wordnik.com)
- Tidings. noun …☝️ Source: The Century Dictionary (view on wordnik.com)
- The act of levying or taking tithes; that which is taken as tithe; a tithe. noun …☝️ Source: The GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English (view on wordnik.com)
- A number or company of ten householders who, dwelling near each other, were sureties or frankpledges to the king for the good behavior of each other; a decennary. noun …☝️ Source: The GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English (view on wordnik.com)
- A rural division of land, originally corresponding to ten households under the frank-pledge system. noun …☝️ Source: Wiktionary (view on wordnik.com)
- Present participle of
tithe . verb …☝️ Source: Wiktionary (view on wordnik.com) - 👉 View all 8 definitions...
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