tithe
Clergy's traditional share
A tithe is a tenth of one's income or produce, traditionally given to support a church or clergy.
The practice originated as a religious obligation in ancient times and remains part of some faiths today: Members are expected to tithe ten percent of their earnings.
The verb tithe means to pay or collect such a portion.
Extended loosely, tithe can mean any regular contribution to a cause.
Something presented or given
- parishLocal church community
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
- altarSacred ritual table
- churchPlace of Christian worship
rector · benefice · glebe · diocese · ecclesiastical · vestry · bishopric · pulpit
Voluntary charitable gift
- contributionSomething given to help
- givingTransferring to another
- offeringSomething presented or given
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
generosity · pledge · stewardship · benevolence · gift · support · endowment · charitable
Land-for-service social structure
- manorialismMedieval estate labor system
- serfdomFeudal bound labor
- peasantryRural working class
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
commutation · enclosure · parson · vicar · modus · prescription · canon law · simony
Compulsory government charge
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- taxMandatory public revenue charge
- dutyRequired moral task
- tributeOffering of respect
impost · collection · revenue · fiscal · compulsory · enforced · rate · payment
Proportion out of hundred
allocation · quota · decile · proportion · segment · division · slice
offering
Something presented or given
church · rector · benefice · glebe · diocese · ecclesiastical · vestry · bishopric · pulpit · sacristy
donation
Voluntary charitable gift
- contributionSomething given to help
- givingTransferring to another
- offeringSomething presented or given
philanthropy · generosity · pledge · stewardship · benevolence · gift · support · endowment · charitable · proportional
feudalism
Land-for-service social structure
- manorialismMedieval estate labor system
- serfdomFeudal bound labor
- peasantryRural working class
medieval · commutation · enclosure · parson · vicar · modus · prescription · canon law · simony · Reformation
levy
Compulsory government charge
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- taxMandatory public revenue charge
- dutyRequired moral task
tribute · impost · collection · revenue · fiscal · compulsory · enforced · rate · payment · exaction
percentage
Proportion out of hundred
part · allocation · quota · decile · proportion · segment · division · slice
- feudal leviescorvee, feudal levy, quit-rent, wardship, manorial dues
- Islamic taxationzakat, haul, poor tax, wealth tax, land tax
- Jewish taxesfirstfruits, head tax, poll tax, poor tax, gleanings
- Medieval Europekings, queens, knights, castles, castle
- charitable givingcharitable gift, charitable gifts, donation, donations, contribution
- giving backdonates, generosity, volunteering, volunteers, selflessness
tithecharity
Voluntary aid for others
alms · gift · tip · gratuity · love offering
tithetax
Mandatory public revenue charge
levy · tribute · dues · assessment
- tithe barnStorage for church levies
- church titheMandated tenth to clergy