Tithable
/ˈtaɪ.ðə.bəl/noun
Subject to the payment of a tithe or tax, especially a church tithe.
Did you know?In medieval and early modern English, being tithable could mean your labor, crops, or even household income was considered legally claimable by the Church, turning a spiritual offering into a system of power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dekm̥
“ten”
Old English
OE
teoþa
“tenth”
Old English
OE
tīenþa / tēoðung
“a tenth; tithe”
Middle English
ME
tithen / tithe
“to give a tenth as a religious tax or offering”
Early Modern English
English
tithable
“liable to pay a tithe or tax”
Modern English
English
tithable
“subject to tithes or taxation”