First Known Use: before 12th century
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tithing
noun tith·ing \ˈtī-thiŋ\
Definition of TITHING
: a small administrative division preserved in parts of England apparently originally made up of ten men with their families
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Origin of TITHING
Middle English, from Old English tēothung, from teogothian, tēothian to tithe, take one tenth
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