Meaning

5 senses

  1. (historical)The chief of a tithing.

  2. (UK)A peace officer.

  3. (US, historical)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.

  4. A collector of tithes.

  5. (obsolete)A ruler or leader of ten men; a decurion.

Origin

From tithing + -man.

From tithing + -man.

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Forms

plural: tithingmen

Synonyms

7 synonyms
borsholderdecenerheadboroughunderconstabletithemantithe proctortithe-man

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
titaniumtithetitleA2

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