| 单词 | great tithe |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgreat tithe great tithe n. now historical a predial tithe paid on agricultural products produced in large quantities, such as grain, hay, and wood, and typically due to the rector of the parish; cf. tithe n.2 1a. ΚΠ 1619 R. Tillesley Animadversions Seldens Hist. Tithes 147 He should haue for his life all the great Tithes. 1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 285 Where the Vicar leases his Glebe, the Tenant must pay the great Tithes to the Rector or Impropriator. 1862 J. H. Burton Book-hunter (1863) 294 The Bishop of Lichfield..was Dean of Durham, and owner of the great tithes in the parish. 2000 Church Times 7 Apr. 8/1 Who would be a lay rector? Once upon a time most such people enjoyed a share in the ‘great tithe’. < as lemmas |
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