Meaning

verb exact a tithe from

verb levy a tithe on (produce or a crop)

verb pay one tenth of; pay tithes on, especially to the church

originFrom Middle English tithyng, from Old English tēoþung or tēoðung, from tēoða (“a tithe”) + -ing (suffix forming patronymics and diminutives) and tēoþian (“to tithe”) + -ung (suffix forming verbal nouns). Equivalent to tithe + -ing.

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