"disme" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /daɪm/ Forms: dismes [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French dixme, Old French disme (“tenth, tithe”), from Latin decimus (“tenth”). Doublet of dime. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|dixme}} Middle French dixme, {{der|en|fro|disme||tenth, tithe}} Old French disme (“tenth, tithe”), {{der|en|la|decimus||tenth}} Latin decimus (“tenth”), {{doublet|en|dime}} Doublet of dime Head templates: {{en-noun}} disme (plural dismes)
  1. (US, dated, 18th century) A dime minted in 1792. Tags: US, dated, obsolete
    Sense id: en-disme-en-noun-63kss0R- Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18
  2. (obsolete) A tenth; a tenth part; a tithe. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-disme-en-noun-8sePDnY1

Inflected forms

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