1. a tithe or tenth part, especially a tax or payment equal to one tenth of income or produce
Usage: archaic; historical
2. a decimal fraction or the decimal system
Usage: archaic; obsolete

Examples

• In medieval times, the disme was collected as a religious obligation.
• The church required a disme of all harvested grain.
• Early mathematicians studied the disme as a method of calculation.
• The disme system simplified accounting in commercial transactions.
• Peasants were often burdened by the annual disme payment.