expression, noun
A historical or religious tax of one-tenth of one's income or produce, especially in Christian and Jewish contexts.
中世ヨーロッパでは、農民は教会に十分の一税を納めていた。
In medieval Europe, peasants paid a tithe to the church.
Compound of 十分の一 (one-tenth) and 税 (tax). The term is a direct translation of the Western concept of tithe.