tithingman

== English == === Alternative forms === tithing-man, tything-man titheman, tithe-man === Etymology === From tithing +‎ -man. === Noun === tithingman (plural tithingmen) (law, historical) The chief of a tithing. (obsolete) A ruler or leader of ten men; a decurion. (UK, law) A peace officer; an underconstable. (US, Maryland and New England dialect, historical) 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. A tithe proctor: a collector of tithes. ==== Synonyms ==== (chief of a tithing): headborough, decener, borsholder (peace officer): See underconstable (collector of tithes): See tithe proctor ==== Translations ==== === References ===