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tithing.

A tithe or tenth in its various senses, (particularly):

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtaɪðɪŋ/
  1. A tithe or tenth in its various senses, (particularly): The tithe given as an offering to the church.

  2. A tithe or tenth in its various senses, (particularly): The payment of tithes.

  3. A tithe or tenth in its various senses, (particularly): The collection of tithes.

  4. Ten sheaves of wheat (originally set up as such for the tithe proctor).

    dialectal
  5. A body of households (originally a tenth of a hundred or ten households) bound by frankpledge to collective responsibility and punishment for each other's behavior.

    historical
  6. A part of the hundred as a rural division of territory.

    historical
Where this word comes from

From Middle English tithyng, from Old English tēoþung or tēoðung, from tēoða (“a tithe”) + -ing (suffix forming patronymics and diminutives) and tēoþian (“to tithe”) + -ung (suffix forming verbal nouns). Equivalent to tithe + -ing.

verb/ˈtaɪðɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of tithe

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From Middle English tithyng, from Old English tēoþung or tēoðung, from tēoða (“a tithe”) + -ing (suffix forming patronymics and diminutives) and tēoþian (“to tithe”) + -ung (suffix forming verbal nouns). Equivalent to tithe + -ing.

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