n.
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English teogotha tenth; akin to Middle Low German tegede tenth, Old English t ī en ten ― more at TEN
Date: before 12th century
1 : a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment
2 : the obligation represented by individual tithes
3 : TENTH broadly : a small part
4 : a small tax or levy