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

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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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