英语词汇“tither”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

tithe, tythe /tīdh/

noun

A tenth part, an indefinitely small part

The tenth of the produce of land and stock taken orig as a tax for church purposes

Rent charged in lieu of this

Any levy or fee of one-tenth

adjective

Tenth

transitive verb

To take a tithe of or from

To pay a tithe on

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

A tithe
Exaction or payment of tithes
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