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Webster 1913 Edition


Tither

Tith′er

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Noun.
1.
One who collects tithes.
Milton.
2.
One who pays tithes.
[R.]
Chaucer.

Webster 1828 Edition


Tither

TI'THER

,
Noun.
One who collects tithes.

Definition 2024


tither

tither

English

Noun

tither (plural tithers)

  1. One who collects tithes.
  2. One who pays tithes.

Anagrams


Norman

Etymology

From Old French tirer (to draw, pull out with great effort, snatch violently, tear away), of uncertain origin; possibly from Gothic *𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (*tiran, to tear away, remove), from Proto-Germanic *teraną (to tear, tear apart), from Proto-Indo-European *derə- (to tear, tear apart). If derived from the Germanic word, cognate with Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (distairan, to tear apart), 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (gatairan, to tear down, remove), German zerren (to tug). Alternatively from a reduction of Old French martirier, from Late Latin *martyrāre.

Verb

tither (gerund tith'thie)

  1. (Jersey) to pull
  2. (Jersey) to shoot

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