Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tithingman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tithing-man
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The chief of a tithing.

noun

A ruler or leader of ten men; a decurion.

Obsolete

noun

A peace officer.

British usage

noun

A parish officer elected annually to preserve good order in the church during divine service, to make complaint of any disorderly conduct, and to enforce the observance of the Sabbath.

American usage

noun

A collector of tithes.

Example Sentences

"[...] We that are wisely mounted higher Than constables, in curule wit, When on tribunal bench we sit, Like speculators, should foresee, From Pharos of authority, Portended mischiefs farther than Low proletarian tything-men [...]"

Etymology

From tithing + -man.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tithing

Usage

Obsolete
British usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

tithingmen (plural) tithing-man (alternative) tything-man (alternative)

Synonyms

borsholder decener headborough underconstable titheman tithe-man tithe proctor

Questions

What does tithingman mean?: The chief of a tithing.
Where does tithingman come from?: From tithing + -man.

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