tithing

Definitions


[ˈtʌɪðɪŋ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the practice of taking or paying a tithe
(e.g: receipts from tithing range from $2.5 billion to $4.3 billion each year)

- (in England) a group of ten householders who lived close together and were collectively responsible for each other's behaviour


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English tēothung(see tithe, -ing)




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