tithe

Meanings

Plural: tithes

Noun

a levy of one tenth of something
an offering of a tenth part of some personal income
A tenth.
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; a tax taking ten percent of land or stock profits, used for religious or charitable purposes.
A contribution to one's religious community or congregation of worship (notably to the LDS church).
A small part or proportion.

Verb

exact a tithe from
- "The church was tithed"
levy a tithe on (produce or a crop)
- "The wool was tithed"
pay one tenth of; pay tithes on, especially to the church
- "He tithed his income to the Church"
pay a tenth of one's income, especially to the church
- "Although she left the church officially, she still tithes"
To give one-tenth or a tithe of something
To pay something as a tithe.
To give one-tenth or a tithe of something
To pay a tithe upon something.
To give one-tenth or a tithe of something
To pay a tithe; to pay a 10% tax
To give one-tenth or a tithe of something
To pay or offer as a levy in the manner of a tithe or religious tax.
To take one-tenth or a tithe of something
To impose a tithe upon someone or something.
To take one-tenth or a tithe of something
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).
To take one-tenth or a tithe of something
To enforce or collect a tithe upon someone or something.
To take one-tenth or a tithe of something
To decimate: to kill every tenth person, usually as a military punishment.
To take one-tenth or a tithe of something
To enforce or collect a tithe.
To take one-tenth or a tithe of something, particularly
To compose the tenth part of something.

Adj

Tenth.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English tithe, tythe, tethe, from Old English tēoþa, tēoða, teogoþa (in verb senses via Middle English tithen, tythen, tethen, from Old English tēoþian, teogoþian), from a proposed Proto-Germanic *tehunþô, *tehundô (“a tenth”), with its nasal consonant being lost according to the Ingvaeonic nasal spirant law. Cognate with West Frisian tsiende (“tithe”), Saterland Frisian Teeged (“tithe”), Dutch tiende, German Low German Teihnte, German Zehnt (“tithe”), Danish tiende (“tithe”), Icelandic tíund (“tithe”), Dutch tiende (“tithe”).

Synonyms

decim, decima, decimate, decimation, tithe out, titheling, tithing

Scrabble Score: 8

tithe is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
tithe is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tithe is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

tithe is a valid Words With Friends word