[tith.ing] n [ME, fr. OE teothung, fr. teogothian, teothian to tithe, take one tenth] (bef. 12c): a small administrative division preserved in parts of England apparently orig. made up of ten men with their families
TITHING
Meaning of TITHING in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012