English Explanatory Dictionary

tithingman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The chief of a tithing.
  2. A ruler or leader of ten men; a decurion.
  3. A peace officer.
  4. A parish officer elected annually to preserve good order in the church during divine service, to make complaint of any disorderly conduct, and to enforce the observance of the Sabbath.
  5. A collector of tithes.

Word forms

tithingman tithingmen tithing-man tything-man

Etymology

From tithing + -man.

Synonyms

borsholder decener headborough underconstable titheman tithe-man tithe proctor
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