Teind

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A tithe. Scotland

    "That in the cale where the Teind was set separately from the Stock, the Duty was commonly far above the true Value of what was paid for the Teind"

Verb
  1. 1
    To tithe. Scotland, transitive

Example

More examples

"That in the cale where the Teind was set separately from the Stock, the Duty was commonly far above the true Value of what was paid for the Teind"

Etymology

From Scots teind (“tenth”), from Middle English tende, variant of tenthe (“tenth”); see that entry for more.

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