| 单词 | personal tithe |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspersonal tithe personal tithe n. now historical a tithe paid on a person's earnings, or on the value of his or her labour, rather than on agricultural produce. ΚΠ 1531 Dial. Lawes Eng. ii. l. f. cviv Thei say that there is no tythe but it is eyther a predial tythe, a personal tythe, or a myxte tythe. 1710 H. Prideaux Orig. & Right Tithes ii. 106 Although now it be the practice with us in setting out of Personal Tithes to separate the charges from the profits.., yet there was never any such thing in predial Tithes. 1824 D. Lysons View of Revenues Parochial Clergy 55 Personal tithes confessed to be due by law, should be urged upon oath as formerly. 2000 N. J. G. Pounds Hist. Eng. Parish vi. 214 It was relatively late..that personal tithes began to be demanded, reflecting perhaps the increasing proportion of the population that was now employed in commerce and the crafts. < as lemmas |
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