Was the Tithe a Tax?

A tithe (/taɪð/; from Old English: teogoþa "tenth") is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a contribution to a religious organization or compulsory tax to government.

Is tithe the same as tax?

As nouns the difference between tax and tithe

is that tax is money paid to the government other than for transaction-specific goods and services while tithe is (archaic) a tenth.

What kind of tax was tithe?

Tithe: The tithe was a tax, in which one-tenth portion of agricultural produce was paid to the church, collected by clergy. Hence, in the sense of France, 'Tithe' was a religious tax imposed by the church, comprising one-tenth of agricultural produce.