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decime.

Synonym of tithing (a division of the hundreds of medieval England)

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Meaning & usage

noun/dɛˈsiːm/
  1. Synonym of tithing (a division of the hundreds of medieval England)

    historical · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Latin decima (“a tenth; a tithing”). By surface analysis, dec- + -ime. Doublet of decim, decima, and dime.

noun/dɛˈsiːm/
  1. A French coin minted from 1795 to 1801 and from 1814 to 1815, valued at one-tenth of a franc.

    historical
  2. A 10-centime coin, minted up to 1999 and bearing the same value.

    informal
Where this word comes from

From French décime (“a tenth; a decime”). Doublet of decim, decima, and dime.

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