Tithing
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Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tithe
(2): ( n.) The act of levying or taking tithes; that which is taken as tithe; a tithe.
(3): ( n.) 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.
King James Dictionary [2]
Ti'Thing, ppr. Levying a tax on, to the amount of a tenth.
Ti'Thing, n. A decennary a number or company of ten householders, who dwelling near each other, were sureties or free- pledges to the king for the good behavior of each other. The institution of tithings in England is ascribed to Alfred.
