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

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tallage

Such tallage at will is not found very often in the documents, although the lord sometimes retained his prerogative in this respect even when sanctioning the customary forms of renders and services.

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

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 Fiske, John

Arbitrary imposts are forbidden and any of the inhabitants who as serfs had been paying arbitrary tallage are relieved of the burden.

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

The "taille" or tallage has become the land tax; the "gabelle," the tax on salt; the "aids," the indirect contributions and the consolidated duties; the tax on trade companies and guilds, the license, &c.

From The Crowd; study of the popular mind by Le Bon, Gustave

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