tithe : Idioms & Phrases
Index
Commutation of tithes
- the substitution of a regular payment, chargeable to the land, for the annual tithes in kind.
Webster 1913
Great tithes
- tithes of corn, hay, and wood.
Webster 1913
Mixed tithes
- tithes of wool, milk, pigs, etc.
Webster 1913
Personal tithes
- . See under
Tithe .
Webster 1913
Small tithes
- personal and mixed tithes.
Webster 1913
tithe barn
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noun barn originally built to hold tithes paid in kind and common in England
WordNet
Tithe commissioner
- one of a board of officers appointed by the government for arranging propositions for commuting, or compounding for, tithes. Eng. Simmonds.