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tithe-pig
ˈtithe-pig A pig due or taken as tithe.1555 [see tithe n.1 4 a]. 1562 Child-Marr. 138 He thinkes the tithe pigge withelden, was worth xx{supd},—for so they sell. 1592 Shakes. Rom. & Jul. i. iv. 79 Somtime comes she with Tith pigs tale [tail], tickling a Parsons nose as a lies asleepe. 1602 2nd Pt. R...
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tithe
▪ I. tithe, a.1 and n.1 (taɪð) Forms: α. 1 teoᵹoða, etc. (see tenth A. 1 α), 3 tiȝeðe, tiȝðe, 4 tyþe, 4–5 tiþe, (5–7 tyth, 6 tieth (thiethe), 6–7 tith, 7 tyethe), 4– tithe, tythe. β. 1 téoða, etc. (see tenth A. 1 β), 3 tēoþe, 3–4 tēþe, 5–6 tethe, (5 theth(e, 6 teyth). [Early ME. tiȝeðe, tiȝðe, ME. t...
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mortuary
mortuary, a. and n. (ˈmɔːtjuːərɪ) Also 6 erron. mortarie. [ad. L. mortuāri-us adj. (med.L. mortuārium neut., used as n.), f. mortu-us dead: see -ary. Cf. F. mortuaire (AF. mortuarie n., 1302–3), Pg. mortuario.] A. adj. 1. Of or belonging to the burial of the dead.1514 MS. Acc. St. John's Hosp., Cant...
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modus
‖ modus (ˈməʊdəs) Pl. (rare) modi (ˈməʊdaɪ); (in sense 4) moduses. [L. modus: see mode n.] † 1. Old Law. The qualification of the terms of a conveyance or other instrument; the consideration of a conveyance.1590 Swinburne Testaments 137 Modus is a moderation, whereby a charge or burthen is imposed, ...
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