• (n.) The chief man of a tithing; a headborough; one elected to preside over the tithing. • (n.) 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. • (n.) A peace officer; an under constable.Tithingma...
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*parish officer with the same functions as a *petty constable
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Tith'ing·man noun ;
plural Tithingmen 1. (O. Eng. Law) The chief man of a tithing; a headborough; one elected to preside over the tithing.
2. (Law) A peace officer; an under constable.
3. A parish officer elected annually to preserve good order in...
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In America a tithingman was a sort of Sunday constable, who preserved order in meeting and discharged various police functions of a similar nature. The office was peculiarly a New England institution, though rare instances of tithiugmen were to be found in Maryland and elsewhere. In towns where there were Indian inhabitants, it was the duty of the ...
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