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trething

trething noun: a tax; an impost.

Noun

trething (plural trethings)

  1. (obsolete) A tax; an impost.
    • All counties, hundreds, wapentakes and trethings , shall stand at the old ferm, without any encrease, except in our Demesne Lands1732, Paul de Rapin-Thoyras, The History of England

Forms of trething

pluraltrethings

Origin of trething

From Welsh treth (“an allowance, contribution, tribute, or tax”), trethu (“to rate or tax”).

Questions about trething

What does trething mean?
Trething means a tax; an impost.
What part of speech is trething?
Trething is a noun.
What is the plural of trething?
The plural of trething is trethings.

Words near trething in the dictionary

  1. Treta Yuga
  2. tretamine
  3. tretazicar
  4. Tretheway
  5. Trethewy
  6. trething
  7. trethings
  8. Trethomas
  9. tretic
  10. tretinoin
  11. tretinoin tocoferil

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