- 1. n. A tithing. Source: opted
- 2. n. A selection of every tenth person by lot, as for punishment. Source: opted
- 3. n. The destruction of any large proportion, as of people by pestilence or war. Source: opted
- 4. n. destroying or killing a large part of the population Source: wordnet
- 5. 1. A tithing. [Obs.] State Trials (1630). 2. A selection of every tenth person by lot, as for punishment. Shak. 3. The destruction of any large proportion, as of people by pestilence or war. Milman. Source: webster
- 6. n:100 n. destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot) Source: ecdict
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