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  • Tithing

    Definition of Tithing A local division or district forming part of a hundred (q.v.), and so called because every tithing formerly consisted of ten freeholders with their families. See Frankpledye Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Tithing in the […]

  • Tithing Man

    Definition of Tithing Man The chief member of a tithing. See Headborough Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Tithing Man in the Dictionaries, Tithing Man in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, […]

  • Title

    Definition of Title (1) The right to ownership of property ; a vestitive fact (Salmond). A title may be : (a) original, where the person entitled does not take from any predecessor, e.g., a patent, copyright, etc. ; and (b) derivative, where the person entitled takes the place of a […]

  • Tipstaff

    Definition of Tipstaff An officer, in the nature of a constable, attached to the Supreme Court. Since the abolition of imprisonment on mesne process, the functions of the tipstaves have been confined to arresting persons guilty of contempt of Court Browse You might be interested in these […]