The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tithingman \Tith"ing*man\, n.; pl. Tithingmen.
(O. Eng. Law) The chief man of a tithing; a headborough; one elected to preside over the tithing.
(Law) A peace officer; an under constable.
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.]
Wiktionary
n. (plural of tithingman English)
Usage examples of "tithingmen".
When the door opened, Reverend Study and the tithingmen found her sitting on a side chair, her eyes closed, her hands clasped in her lap, the classic pose of the soul who refused to be touched by the evils of the world.
One of the tithingmen, Ezekial Shoemaker, took a group of grim-looking men on horseback to try to block escape downriver, while the other, Hiram Peaseman, kept his men with Purity as they walked the path that the witches must have taken.
Anyone who seemed to like to boss others about would simply be overlooked when the next round of tithingmen were chosen.
Please summon the tithingmen to help me obey the Lord's injunction in the Bible.
If he did not immediately surrender himself, the tithingmen would be taking along two, not just one.
Then, walking from his rostrum to the tithingmen, he said, "I'm happy to go with you and help you dispel any misconception that might have arisen.
And, to Verily's great pleasure, the witcher and the tithingmen were running both Alvin and Purity.
That's why Harvard got raided by the tithingmen and half the faculty hauled off for questioning.
But the tithingmen were decent human beings and the Unmaker had to herd them.
Please summon the tithingmen to help me obey the Lord’s injunction in the Bible.
And, to Verily’s great pleasure, the witcher and the tithingmen were running both Alvin and Purity.
That’s why Harvard got raided by the tithingmen and half the faculty hauled off for questioning.