TITHE


Meaning of TITHE in English

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

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.