tithing

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Synonyms: nithing, titling, tything, trithing, withing, pithing, titting

Antonyms: nithing, titling, tything, trithing, withing, pithing, titting

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Noun

1. A [[tithe]] or [[tenth]] in its [[various]] [[sense]]s, {{lb|en|particularly}}:
2. {{lb|en|dialectal}} Ten [[sheaf|sheaves]] of [[wheat]] ([[originally]] set up as such for the [[tithe proctor]]).
3. {{lb|en|historical|law}} A [[body]] of [[household]]s ([[originally]] a [[tenth]] of a [[hundred]] or [[ten]] [[household]]s) [[bound]] by [[frankpledge]] to [[collective]] [[responsibility]] and [[collective punishment|punishment]] for [[each]] [[other]]'s [[behavior]].
4. {{lb|en|historical|law}} A [[part]] of the [[hundred]] as a [[rural]] [[division]] of [[territory]].

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|tithe||ing-form}}

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