Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Tithe \Tithe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tithed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Tithing}.] [As. te['o]?ian.]
   To levy a tenth part on; to tax to the amount of a tenth; to
   pay tithes on.

         Ye tithe mint and rue.                   --Luke xi. 42.

Tithing \Tith"ing\, n. [AS. te['o]?ung.]
   1. The act of levying or taking tithes; that which is taken
      as tithe; a tithe.

            To take tithing of their blood and sweat. --Motley.

   2. (O. Eng. Law) 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.
      --Blackstone.