tithingman

tithingman
\\ˈtīthiŋˌman\ noun (plural tithingmen)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tēothingman, from tēothung + man
1. : the chief man of an old English tithing
2. : a British local peace officer
3. [tithing (II) + man] : a collector of tithes
4.
a. : an elected local official having the functions of a peace officer in various American colonies (as Maryland and in New England)
b. : an annually elected official chosen in New England towns until well into the 19th century and charged primarily with preserving order in church during divine service and enforcing the observance of the Sabbath

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  • 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) A peace officer; an under constable. [1913 Webster] 3. A parish officer elected… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tithingman — Headborough Head bor*ough Headborrow Head bor*row(h[e^]d b[u^]r*[ o]), n. 1. The chief of a frankpledge, tithing, or decennary, consisting of ten families; called also {borsholder}, {boroughhead}, {boroughholder}, and sometimes {tithingman}. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tithingman — The leader of a tithing and parish peace officer. Cf. Tithing …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • Tithingman — ♦ Head of a tithing. (Bennett, Judith M. Women in the Medieval English Countryside, 235) Related terms: Tithing …   Medieval glossary

  • tithingman — tith·ing·man …   English syllables

  • Tithingmen — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) A peace officer; an under constable. [1913 Webster] 3. A parish officer… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tithing (country subdivision) — The English land division called the tithing was one tenth of a hundred, or equal to ten (Scandinavian: ten = ti , assembly = thing ) Allied to this concept was a local administrative unit also called a tithing, with essentially legal… …   Wikipedia

  • Tithing — Le tithing était, dans l Angleterre médiévale, une unité de mesure de superficie agraire, équivalent à 1/10 de hundred, ou 10 hides. Sur cette terre on prélevait une taxe, tithe, équivalente de la dîme. Cette terre était sous la responsabilité d… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Jurisdiction — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Executive. < N PARAG:Jurisdiction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 jurisdiction jurisdiction judicature administration of justice soc Sgm: N 1 executive executive commission of the peace Sgm: N 1 magistracy magistracy… …   English dictionary for students

  • boroughhead — Headborough Head bor*ough Headborrow Head bor*row(h[e^]d b[u^]r*[ o]), n. 1. The chief of a frankpledge, tithing, or decennary, consisting of ten families; called also {borsholder}, {boroughhead}, {boroughholder}, and sometimes {tithingman}. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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