tallage

[ tal-ij ]

noun
  1. Medieval History. a tax paid by peasants to the lord of their manor.

  2. 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

1
1250–1300; Middle English taillage<Old French taill(ier) to cut, tax (see tail2) + Middle English -age-age

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tallage

/ (ˈtælɪdʒ) English history /


noun
    • 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

verb
  1. (tr) to levy a tax (upon); impose a tax (upon)

Origin of tallage

1
C13: from Old French taillage, from taillier to cut; see tailor

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