teind

noun

ˈtēnd

plural -s

1

chiefly Scottish : tithe

2

: the part of the estates of the Scottish laity that can be assessed for the stipend of the clergy of the established church

Word History

Etymology

Middle English tend, teind, from tende, tend, teind tenth; akin to Old High German zehanto tenth, Old Norse tīundi; Gothic taihunda, Greek dekatos; all from a prehistoric Indo-European adjective from the source of Old English tīen ten

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