These are the meanings of the letters MELTITH when you unscramble them.
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Lithe (v. i. & i.)
To listen or listen to; to hearken to.
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Lithe (a.)
Mild; calm; as, lithe weather.
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Lithe (a.)
Capable of being easily bent; pliant; flexible; limber; as, the elephant's lithe proboscis.
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Lithe (a.)
To smooth; to soften; to palliate.
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Tilth (n.)
The state of being tilled, or prepared for a crop; culture; as, land is good tilth.
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Tilth (n.)
That which is tilled; tillage ground.
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Tithe (n.)
A tenth; the tenth part of anything; specifically, the tenthpart of the increase arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support, as in England, or devoted to religious or charitable uses. Almost all the tithes of England and Wales are commuted by law into rent charges.
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Tithe (n.)
Hence, a small part or proportion.
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Tithe (a.)
Tenth.
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Tithe (v. t.)
To levy a tenth part on; to tax to the amount of a tenth; to pay tithes on.
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Tithe (v. i.)
Tp pay tithes.
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Title (n.)
An inscription put over or upon anything as a name by which it is known.
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Title (n.)
The inscription in the beginning of a book, usually containing the subject of the work, the author's and publisher's names, the date, etc.
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Title (n.)
The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.
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Title (n.)
A section or division of a subject, as of a law, a book, specif. (Roman & Canon Laws), a chapter or division of a law book.
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Title (n.)
An appellation of dignity, distinction, or preeminence (hereditary or acquired), given to persons, as duke marquis, honorable, esquire, etc.
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Title (n.)
A name; an appellation; a designation.
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Title (n.)
That which constitutes a just cause of exclusive possession; that which is the foundation of ownership of property, real or personal; a right; as, a good title to an estate, or an imperfect title.
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Title (n.)
The instrument which is evidence of a right.
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Title (n.)
That by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.
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Title (n.)
A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.
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Title (n.)
To call by a title; to name; to entitle.