trething

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noun

A tax; an impost.

OriginWelsh treth →
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Meanings

nountrething (plural trethings)

plural trethings

  1. obsoleteA tax; an impost.

    All counties, hundreds, wapentakes and trethings , shall stand at the old ferm, without any encrease, except in our Demesne Lands

    1732, Paul de Rapin-Thoyras, The History of England

Origin

  1. Welshtreth“an allowance, contribution, tribute, or tax”
  2. Englishtrething

From Welsh treth (“an allowance, contribution, tribute, or tax”), trethu (“to rate or tax”).

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APA

trething. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trething

MLA

“trething.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trething. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trething,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trething.

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