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Language: Old English
Origin: teogotha 'tenth'

tithe

 noun
     
Related topics: Tax
tithe [countable]
1 a particular amount that some Christians give to their church
2PET a tax paid to the church in the past
—tithe verb [intransitive and transitive]
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