Main Entry: ¹tithe

Pronunciation: \ˈtīth\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): tithed; tith·ing

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English teogothian, from teogotha tenth

Date: before 12th century

transitive verb 1 : to pay or give a tenth part of especially for the support of the church
2 : to levy a tithe onintransitive verb : to give a tenth of one's income as a tithe