tithes

noun

an offering of a tenth part of some personal income

a levy of one tenth of something

verb

pay a tenth of one's income, especially to the church

pay one tenth of

levy a tithe on (produce or a crop)

exact a tithe from

Roots

teogothatithe- · Old English · tenth

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The word tithes breaks down into one root of Old English origin: the root tithe-, from Old English teogotha (“tenth”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.