One tenth of annual produce, income, etc., given or pledged to the church; = tithe, n.2 1a.
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| 释义 | society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > fixed proportion dues or taxes > [noun] > tithe (43) tithingOE One tenth of annual produce, income, etc., given or pledged to the church; = tithe, n.2 1a. decimaa1325 A tenth part; spec. a tax of one tenth, a tithe. Now historical (chiefly with reference to Italy). dime1377 A tenth part, a tithe paid to the church or to a temporal ruler. Obsolete or Historical. decimationc1460 The exaction or payment of a tithe, or of any tax of one tenth; spec. the 10% tax levied by Oliver Cromwell on Royalist estates in 1655 to pay for… tenth1587 spec. A tenth part of produce or profits, or of the estimated value of personal property, appropriated as a religious or ecclesiastical due, a… tithe1600 More generally: any levy, tax, or tribute of one tenth. in-teinds1621 Teinds or tithes on lands within certain bounds. decimate1641 A tax or payment of one tenth; a tithe. Subcategories:— increased or additional (1) — consisting of produce, stock, or animals (7) — consisting of money payment (3) — mixed (1) — specific (1) — exaction of (3) — collector of (13) — payment of tithes (6) |
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