Tithingman

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A peace officer; an under constable.

II. Tithingman ·noun The chief man of a tithing; a headborough; one elected to preside over the tithing.

III. Tithingman ·noun A parish officer elected annually to preserve good order in the church during divine service, to make complaint of any disorderly conduct, and to enforce the observance of the Sabbath.