Tythe
[taið]
Definition
(n.) See Tithe.
Checker: Sumner
Definition
n. a form of tithe.
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Examples
- In this case, though there was no tythe, the rent of the landlord could amount to no more than one-fifth or two-tenths of the whole produce. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- America pays no tythe, and could, therefore, very well afford to pay a land tax. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The tythe in the greater part of those parishes which pay what is called a modus, in lieu of all other tythe is a tax of this kind. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The other half, or, what comes to the same thing, the value of the other half, he could afford to pay as rent to the landlord, if there was no tythe. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The tythe of the church is divided into such small portions that no one of its proprietors can have any interest of this kind. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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