tallage
Medieval History. a tax paid by peasants to the lord of their manor.
a compulsory tax levied by the Norman and early Angevin kings of England upon the demesne lands of the crown and upon all royal towns.
Origin of tallage
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How to use tallage in a sentence
In the latter instance the king also gave leave to the lay and spiritual nobility to set a tallage on their own tenants.
A tallage on royal towns and demesnes, nevertheless, was set without authority of parliament four years afterwards.
Now and then it is mentioned that the tallage is to be levied once a year, although the amount remains uncertain.
Villainage in England | Paul VinogradoffOn the boundary between personal subjection and political subordination we find the liability of the peasantry to pay tallage.
Villainage in England | Paul Vinogradofftallage, even arbitrary tallage, was but a tax after all, and did not detract from personal freedom or free tenure in this sense.
Villainage in England | Paul Vinogradoff
British Dictionary definitions for tallage
/ (ˈtælɪdʒ) English history /
a tax levied by the Norman and early Angevin kings on their Crown lands and royal towns
a toll levied by a lord upon his tenants or by a feudal lord upon his vassals
(tr) to levy a tax (upon); impose a tax (upon)
Origin of tallage
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