tithingman
Etymology
From tithing + -man.
tithingman means The chief of a tithing. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
noun
- The chief of a tithing.“[...] We that are wisely mounted higher
Than constables, in curule wit,
When on tribunal bench we sit,
Like speculators, should foresee,
From Pharos of authority,
Portended mischiefs farther than
Low proletarian tything-men [...]”
- A ruler or leader of ten men; a decurion.
- A peace officer.
- 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.
- A collector of tithes.