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Definition tithe

Etymology 1

From Middle English tithe, tythe, tethe, from Old English t?oþa, t?oða, teogoþa (in verb senses via Middle English tithen, tythen, tethen, from Old English t?oþian, teogoðian), from a proposed Proto-Germanic *tehunþô, *tehundô (“a tenth”), with its nasal consonant being lost according to the Ingvaeonic nasal spirant law. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Teeged (“tithe”), German Zehnt (“tithe”), Danish tiende (“tithe”), Icelandic tíund (“tithe”).

Noun

tithe (plural tithes)

1. (archaic) A tenth.
2. (historical) The tenth part of the increase arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support, as in England, or devoted to religious or charitable uses. Almost all the tithes of England and Wales are commuted by law into rent charges. The concept originates in the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
3. A contribution to one's religious community or congregation of worship (notably to the LDS church)
4. A small part or proportion.

Adjective

tithe (not comparable)

1. (archaic) Tenth.

Verb

tithe (third-person singular simple present tithes, present participle tithing, simple past and past participle tithed)

1. To give one-tenth or a tithe of something, particularly:
   1. (transitive) To pay something as a tithe.
   2. (transitive) To pay a tithe upon something.
   3. (intransitive) To pay a tithe; to pay a 10% tax
   4. (intransitive, figuratively) To pay or offer as a levy in the manner of a tithe or religious tax.
2. To take one-tenth or a tithe of something, particularly:
   1. (transitive) To impose a tithe upon someone or something.
   2. (transitive) To spare only every tenth person, killing the rest (usually in relation to the sacking of the episcopal seat at Canterbury by the pagan Danes in 1011).
   3. (transitive) To enforce or collect a tithe upon someone or something.
   4. (transitive, obsolete) To decimate: to kill every tenth person, usually as a military punishment.
   5. (intransitive) To enforce or collect a tithe.
3. (transitive, obsolete) To compose the tenth part of something.

Etymology 2

From Old English tíð (as an adjective, via tigþa and, as a verb, via tigþian), from unattested *tigð, from proposed Proto-Germanic *tigiþ? but unknown outside of English.

Noun

tithe (plural tithes)

1. (obsolete) A boon (a grant or concession).

Adjective

tithe (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Receiving a concession or grant; successful in prayer or request.

Verb

tithe (third-person singular simple present tithes, present participle tithing, simple past and past participle tithed)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To grant, concede.

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