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TITHINGMAN
Etymology
Noun
tithingman (plural tithingmen)
(legal, historical) The chief of a tithing.
(obsolete) A ruler or leader of ten men; a decurion.
(UK, legal) A peace officer; an underconstable.
(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.
A tithe proctor: a collector of tithes.
Synonyms
• (chief of a tithing): headborough, decener, borsholder
• (peace officer): See underconstable
• (collector of tithes): See tithe proctor
Source: Wiktionary
Tith"ing*man, n.; pl. Tithingmen (.
1. (O. Eng. Law)
Definition: The chief man of a tithing; a headborough; one elected to preside over the tithing.
2. (Law)
Definition: A peace officer; an under constable.
3. 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. [Local, U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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