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tything


Meanings
  • Noun

    A historical term for a local assembly or court in England, especially one that dealt with the assessment and collection of taxes or the maintenance of order.

    - "The tything was responsible for collecting taxes from the local community."
    - "The tything court met to discuss matters of law and order in the village."

Variants
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tithing , tithings , tithe , tithed , tithes
Etymology
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Originally meant 'third part' in Old English, as each village was divided into thirds for administrative purposes.


Trivia
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  1. Tythings were often responsible for providing local services such as maintaining roads and bridges.

  2. Tythings were also responsible for maintaining the peace and enforcing local laws.


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  1. Manor: A manor was a large estate owned by a lord or nobleman, and the tything was one of the administrative units within a manor.

  2. Hundred: A hundred was a larger administrative unit, made up of several tythings and manors.


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Tythings were an important part of English rural administration from the Middle Ages until the 19th century. They were responsible for maintaining order, collecting taxes, and providing local services.

How to Memorize "tything"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a medieval village with three sections, each responsible for different administrative tasks. The tything is the local assembly or court responsible for maintaining order and collecting taxes in one of these sections.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'tything' with the concept of a local assembly or court in medieval England.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'tything' comes from the Old English word for 'third part'.


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