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teind (iou)



teind noun & verb. [ti:nd] Scot. & north. ME.
[Var. of TENTH noun.]
A. noun.
The tenth part; a tenth. ME-L15.
spec. A tithe paid (voluntarily or legally) to the Church; spec. (in Scotland) a land tax payable to the Established Church but transferred to the minister in whose parish the land lies. Now usu. in pl. ME.
parsonage teinds: see PARSONAGE 3.
transf. The payment or system of teinds. E19.
b. verb. Now rare or obsolete.
verb intrans. Pay teinds or tithes. LME.
verb trans. & intrans. Assess or take as a tithe. L15.