"tithingman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tithingmen [plural]
Etymology: From tithing + -man. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tithing|man}} tithing + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|tithingmen}} tithingman (plural tithingmen)
  1. (law, historical) The chief of a tithing. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Law Synonyms (chief of a tithing): headborough, decener, borsholder
    Sense id: en-tithingman-en-noun-DqDH19OZ Topics: law Disambiguation of 'chief of a tithing': 89 0 2 3 6
  2. (obsolete) A ruler or leader of ten men; a decurion. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-tithingman-en-noun-q-VGAOL1
  3. (UK, law) A peace officer; an underconstable. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Law, People Synonyms (peace officer): underconstable
    Sense id: en-tithingman-en-noun-0bDvHiiO Disambiguation of People: 0 0 39 37 24 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 7 40 28 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 3 9 37 31 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 4 36 41 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 4 40 29 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 8 39 27 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 3 7 34 38 19 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'peace officer': 3 3 61 23 11
  4. (US, Maryland and New England dialect, 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. Tags: US, historical Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-tithingman-en-noun-OBuKhaR9 Disambiguation of People: 0 0 39 37 24 Categories (other): American English, Maryland English, New England English, English terms suffixed with -man, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 3 9 37 31 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 4 36 41 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 3 7 34 38 19
  5. A tithe proctor: a collector of tithes. Categories (topical): People Synonyms (collector of tithes): tithe proctor
    Sense id: en-tithingman-en-noun-B490FtXX Disambiguation of People: 0 0 39 37 24 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -man, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 3 9 37 31 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 4 36 41 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 3 7 34 38 19 Disambiguation of 'collector of tithes': 6 0 8 10 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tithing-man, tything-man, titheman, tithe-man

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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