tith|ing

tith|ing
tith|ing «TY thihng», noun.
1. the payment or exacting of tithes.
2. one tenth given to the church; tithe.
3. a) a company of ten householders in the old system of frankpledge in England. b) an administrative unit in parts of rural England, descended from this system.

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