Tith"ing, n. [AS. teoung.]
1.
The act of levying or taking tithes; that which is taken as tithe; a tithe.
To take tithing of their blood and sweat.
Motley.
2. O. Eng.Law
A number or company of ten householders who, dwelling near each other, were sureties or frankpledges to the king for the good behavior of each other; a decennary.
Blackstone.
© Webster 1913.