tithe
/taɪð/
noun
- One-tenth of one's annual income or produce, given as a tax to support a church or clergy.
- Many modern churches encourage members to give a tithe of their salary.
- The tithe was collected every autumn after the harvest.
- Farmers used to pay a tithe of their grain to the local church.
- A tax or payment of one-tenth, especially in historical or religious contexts.
- In some countries, a tithe was required by law until the 20th century.
- The king imposed a tithe on all landholders to fund the war.
- The village records show the amount of tithe paid each year.
verb
- To give or pay a tithe (one-tenth of one's income or produce), especially to a church.
- Many religious families choose to tithe regularly.
- He tithed ten percent of his earnings to the local parish.
- The law required every landowner to tithe their crops.
- To take or collect a tithe from someone.
- In the past, the church would tithe the entire village.
- The bishop sent officials to tithe the farmers.
- The lord of the manor had the right to tithe his tenants.