disme

noun /daɪm/

1. A dime minted in 1792.

   dated, obsolete

2. A tenth; a tenth part; a tithe.

   obsolete

   Since the first sword was drawn about this question, Ev'ry tithe soul 'mongst many thousand dismes, Hath been as dear as Helen.

Where it comes from

From Middle French dixme, Old French disme (“tenth, tithe”), from Latin decimus (“tenth”). Doublet of dime.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry disme (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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