Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tithe.

2. (n.) The act of levying or taking tithes; that which is taken as tithe; a tithe.

3. (n.) A number or company of ten householders who, dwelling near each other, were sureties or frankpledges to the king for the good behavior of each other; a decennary.