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tithingmen

tithingmen


  1  definition  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tithingman  \Tith"ing*man\,  n.;  pl  {Tithingmen}. 
  1.  (O.  Eng.  Law)  The  chief  man  of  a  tithing;  a  headborough; 
  one  elected  to  preside  over  the  tithing. 
 
  2.  (Law)  A  peace  officer;  an  under  constable. 
 
  3.  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.  [Local,  U.  S.]