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

Arbitrary tallage was almost invariably abolished by the town charters.

From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Ogg, Frederic Austin

On the boundary between personal subjection and political subordination we find the liability of the peasantry to pay tallage.

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)

The same fact strikes us in regard to tallage and aids, i.e. the taxes which the lord had a right to raise from his subjects.

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

He rendered an account to the Crown of the shares of tallage paid by the men of the Ward and presided over the Wardmotes.

From Our Legal Heritage by Reilly, S. A.