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teind

teind noun: a tithe.

Noun

teind (plural teinds)

  1. (Scotland) A tithe.
    • That in the cale where the Teind was set separately from the Stock, the Duty was commonly far above the true Value of what was paid for the Teind1731, Alexander Baine, Notes, for the Use of the Students of the Municipal Law in
    • What have I been paying stipend and teind parsonage and vicarage for, ever sin' the aughty-nine, an' I canna get a spell of a prayer for't, the only time I ever asked for ane in my life?1818 July 25, Jedediah Cleishbotham [pseudonym; Walter Scott], chapter VII, in Tales of My Landlord, Second Series, […] (The Heart of Mid-Lothian), volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.]...

Verb

teind (third-person singular simple present teinds, present participle teinding, simple past and past participle teinded)

  1. (Scotland, transitive) To tithe.

Forms of teind

Noun
pluralteinds
alternative formtiend
Verb
third-person singular presentteinds
present participleteinding
past participleteinded
pastteinded

Origin of teind

From Scots teind (“tenth”), from Middle English tende, variant of tenthe (“tenth”); see that entry for more.

Questions about teind

What does teind mean?
Teind means a tithe.
What part of speech is teind?
Teind can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of teind?
The plural of teind is teinds.

Words near teind in the dictionary

  1. teils
  2. teilzone
  3. teilzones
  4. Teima
  5. tein
  6. teind
  7. teindable
  8. teinded
  9. teinding
  10. teinds
  11. teineite

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