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tithing

/ˈtaɪðɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
tithing
IPA
/ˈtaɪðɪŋ/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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

noun

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

noun

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

noun

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.

noun

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

verb

present participle and gerund of tithe

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: tithyng, tēoþung

Inflected Forms

tithings (plural)

Derived Forms

tithingman

Phrases

tithing-barn tithing days tithing-man tithing-penny tithing port tithing-sheaf tithing-system tithing table

Frequently Paired Words

decenary tithingman

Synonyms

tenmantale tenth and tithe decenary decime frankpledge fribourg

Rhymes With

writhing

Questions

How do you pronounce tithing?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtaɪðɪŋ/.
What does tithing mean?
A tithe or tenth in its various senses, (particularly):
Where does tithing come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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