tither

[ tahy-ther ]

noun

1. a person who gives or pays tithes, as to a church.
2. a person who advocates payment of tithes.
3. a person who collects tithes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tither¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; tithe, -er ¹

Example Sentences

The wife's ae dochter and the man's ae cow, the taen's ne'er weel and the tither's ne'er fu'.

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And this is what they ca' explaining—the tane gies up a bit, and the tither gies up a bit, and a' friends again.

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It's not made of iron, I wot, nor my claithes of chenzie-mail; so a club smashed the tane, and a claught damaged the tither.

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The valley is dark eneuch, but there's licht on the tither side.

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There's mair honour an' generosity ahint the tane than the tither.

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