n. & v.
--n.
1. one tenth of the annual produce of land or labour, formerly taken as a tax for the support of the Church and clergy.
2 a tenth part.
--v.
1. tr. subject to tithes.
2 intr. pay tithes.
Phrases and idioms:
tithe barn a barn built to hold tithes paid in kind.
Derivatives:
tithable adj.
Etymology: OE teogotha tenth