Tithesman
/ˈtaɪðz.mən/noun
A person responsible for collecting or administering tithes, especially a historical church payment of one-tenth of income or produce.
Did you know?The word ultimately reaches back to the ancient Indo-European word for “ten,” because a tithe was literally a tenth of one’s goods or income.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*déḱm̥
“Ten”
Proto-Germanic
Germanic
*tehun
“Ten”
Old English
Old English
tēogoþa
“A tenth; a tenth part given as a religious contribution”
Middle English
Middle English
tithe
“A tenth part, especially a tenth paid to support the church”
16th–17th Century
English
tithesman
“A person who collected or dealt with tithes”
Modern English
English
tithesman
“A historical or specialized term for a collector or administrator of tithes”