tithing
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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. [1913 Webster]
Ye tithe mint and rue. --Luke xi. 42. [1913 Webster]
Tithing \Tith"ing\, n. [AS. te['o]?ung.]
1.The act of levying or taking tithes; that which is taken as tithe; a tithe. [1913 Webster]
To take tithing of their blood and sweat.— Motley.[1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]