tithingman (English, noun)
expansion: tithingman (plural tithingmen)
Senses:
topics: law
glosses: The chief of a tithing.
tags: historical
glosses: A ruler or leader of ten men; a decurion.
tags: obsolete
topics: law
glosses: A peace officer; an underconstable.
tags: UK
qualifier: Maryland and New England dialect
glosses: 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.
tags: US
historical
glosses: A tithe proctor: a collector of tithes.
Forms:
form: tithingmen
tags: plural
form: tithing-man
tags: alternative
form: tything-man
tags: alternative
form: titheman
tags: alternative
form: tithe-man
tags: alternative