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

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Example Sentences

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tallage

Hitherto the king's prerogative of levying money by name of tallage or prise, from his towns and tenants in demesne, had passed unquestioned.

From Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins by John Fiske

In the ordinance in which the King commanded "free service" he also says, "we will that all the freemen of the kingdom possess their lands in peace, free from all tallage and unjust exaction."

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne

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 Henry Hallam

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 Paul Vinogradoff

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 Paul Vinogradoff

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