Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tithingmen"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tithingman \Tith"ing*man\, n.; pl. {Tithingmen}.
1. (O. Eng. Law) The chief man of a tithing; a headborough;
one elected to preside over the tithing.
2. (Law) A peace officer; an under constable.
3. A parish officer elected annually to preserve good order
in the church during divine service, to make complaint of
any disorderly conduct, and to enforce the observance of
the Sabbath. [Local, U. S.]
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