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单词 tithable
释义

tithe, tythe /tīdh/

noun
  1. A tenth part, an indefinitely small part
  2. The tenth of the produce of land and stock taken orig as a tax for church purposes
  3. Rent charged in lieu of this
  4. Any levy or fee of one-tenth
adjective

Tenth

transitive verb
  1. To take a tithe of or from
  2. To pay a tithe on
  3. To decimate (obsolete)
intransitive verb

To pay a tithe

ORIGIN: OE tēotha tenth; cf tenth, teind

tithˈable adjective

Subject to the payment of tithes

tithed adjective

tithˈer noun

A person who collects tithes

tithˈing noun

  1. A tithe
  2. Exaction or payment of tithes
  3. A district containing ten householders, each responsible for the behaviour of the rest (historical)

tithe barn noun

Formerly a barn for storing the tithe in corn paid by a parish

titheˈ-free adjective

Exempt from paying tithes

titheˈ-gatherer noun

titheˈ-paying adjective

titheˈ-pig noun

One pig out of ten paid as a tithe

titheˈ-proctor noun

A collector of tithes

tithˈingman noun (historical)

The chief man of a tithing

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