n.
Pronunciation: ' t ī th
Function: verb
Inflected Form: tithed ; tith · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English teogothian, from teogotha tenth
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1 : to pay or give a tenth part of especially for the support of the church
2 : to levy a tithe on
intransitive verb : to give a tenth of one's income as a tithe