The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Kings had not yet had the happy idea of becoming timber-merchants, and of dividing their woods into tailles and futaies.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 by Various
Moët, Grand Prior, in 1554, and nine years later we find Nicol Moët claiming exemption at Epernay from the payment of tailles on the ground of his being a noble.
From Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines by Vizetelly, Henry
"God keep us!" she said, "for the tailles and the dues crush us."—What must it be in districts where the soil is poor!—
From The Ancient Regime by Durand, John
In short, the Queen had, in the four last tailles, invariably gained, and I had my pockets full of gold.
From The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) by Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus)
