Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Tithing"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tithe \Tithe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tithed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Tithing}.] [As. te['o]?ian.]
To levy a tenth part on; to tax to the amount of a tenth; to
pay tithes on.
Ye tithe mint and rue. --Luke xi. 42.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tithing \Tith"ing\, n. [AS. te['o]?ung.]
1. The act of levying or taking tithes; that which is taken
as tithe; a tithe.
To take tithing of their blood and sweat. --Motley.
2. (O. Eng. Law) A number or company of ten householders who,
dwelling near each other, were sureties or frankpledges to
the king for the good behavior of each other; a decennary.
--Blackstone.
Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents;
see the Webster Gateway FAQ,
and also the Back-end/database links and credits.