tithe

Synonyms for tithe

noun charge levied by government on property, income

taxes

noun. charge levied by government on property, income

Word Origin & History

Old English teogoþa (Anglian), teoþa (West Saxon) "tenth," from Proto-Germanic *tegunthon, *tekhunthon. Retained in ecclesiastical sense while the form was replaced in ordinal use by tenth (influenced by ten).

Example Sentences for tithe

But we cannot enumerate a tithe of the masterpieces of the British Encyclopædia.

But the parson knows Juan, and proceeds to examine his tithe.

Surely, no more than he found—nay, not a tithe of that he found.

In all his life the adventurer had never been possessed of a tithe of this amount.

Yet it was barely a tithe of the sudden burden he had to bear.

I was bewildered enough by this speech, not a tithe of which could I understand.

The heron, the cat, and the bramble bought the tithe of a certain parish.

Not a tithe of what thousands of better men are doing every day out there.

Let no one say that a tithe of these instances would have sufficed.

And perhaps that is only a tithe of what he steals from you.

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