disme
Noun
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Noun
disme (plural dismes)
- (US, dated, 18th century) A dime minted in 1792.
- (obsolete) A tenth; a tenth part; a tithe.
- c. 1602, William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, Act 2, Scene 2
- Since the first sword was drawn about this question, Ev'ry tithe soul 'mongst many thousand dismes, Hath been as dear as Helen.
- a. 1734, John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani.
- The pope began to exercise his new rapines by a compliance with king Edward, in granting him two years’ disme from the clergy.
- c. 1602, William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, Act 2, Scene 2
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