tallage

American  

[tal-ij] / ˈtæl ɪdʒ /

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.

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tallage British  

/ ˈtælɪdʒ /

noun

1. 1. a tax levied by the Norman and early Angevin kings on their Crown lands and royal towns

   2. a toll levied by a lord upon his tenants or by a feudal lord upon his vassals

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verb

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

Etymology

Origin of tallage

1250–1300; Middle English taillage < Old French taill ( ier ) to cut, tax ( see tail ²) + Middle English -age -age

Example Sentences

Before granting a writ of tallage to the Abbot of Stoneleigh in 1253, Henry III had an inquisition made as to the precedents.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

In the latter instance the king also gave leave to the lay and spiritual nobility to set a tallage on their own tenants.

From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Hallam, Henry

On the other hand, their common folk are so crushed down with gabelle, and poll-tax, and every manner of cursed tallage, that the spirit has passed right out of them.

From The White Company by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

This matter of tallage could certainly be treated as an alteration of services, and sent for trial to the Common Bench.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

We only find a tallage of one thousand pounds, with promise of exemption for three years, unless the King or his son should undertake a crusade.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)