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Tithingman
(gcide) | 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.
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2. (Law) A peace officer; an under constable.
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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.]
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tithingman
(gcide) | Headborough \Head"bor*ough\ Headborrow
\Head"bor*row\(h[e^]d"b[u^]r*[-o]), n.
1. The chief of a frankpledge, tithing, or decennary,
consisting of ten families; -- called also borsholder,
boroughhead, boroughholder, and sometimes
tithingman. See Borsholder. [Eng.] --Blackstone.
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2. (Modern Law) A petty constable. [Eng.]
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tithingman
(gcide) | 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.
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2. (Law) A peace officer; an under constable.
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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.]
[1913 Webster]Headborough \Head"bor*ough\ Headborrow
\Head"bor*row\(h[e^]d"b[u^]r*[-o]), n.
1. The chief of a frankpledge, tithing, or decennary,
consisting of ten families; -- called also borsholder,
boroughhead, boroughholder, and sometimes
tithingman. See Borsholder. [Eng.] --Blackstone.
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2. (Modern Law) A petty constable. [Eng.]
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