Look up: Taille

1. taille
   In pre-revolutionary France, either of two forms of taxation. The personal taille, levied from the 15th century, was assessed by tax collectors on the individual's personal wealth. Nobles,...
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2. Taille
   Taille noun [ French See Tally , Tailor .] 1. A tally; an account scored on a piece of wood. [ Obsolete] « Whether that he paid or took by taille .» Chaucer. 2. (O. F. Law) Any impositio...
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3. taille
   1. A tally; an account scored on a piece of wood. 'Whether that he paid or took by taille.' (Chaucer) ... 2. Any imposition levied by the king, or any other lord, upon his subjects. 'The taille, as it still subsists in France, may serve as an example of those ancient tallages. It was a tax upon the ...
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4. Taille
   • (n.) The French name for the tenor voice or part; also, for the tenor viol or viola. • (n.) Any imposition levied by the king, or any other lord, upon his subjects. • (n.) A tally; an account scored on a piece of wood.
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5. taille
   the most important direct tax of the pre-Revolutionary monarchy in France. Its unequal distribution, with clergy and nobles exempt, made it one of ... [4 related articles]
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6. taille
   taille: see tallage.
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7. Taille
   Obs. tax imposed on the revenues of non-nobility.
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8. Taille
   The taille was a form of income tax imposed on unprivileged classes, especially peasant farmers, in France by the king. The tax was levied in those provinces that were 'pays d'election' but not in those provinces that were 'pay d'etat'. The tax was considered unjust and was abolished by the French Revolution.
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9. Taille
   The `taille` () was a direct land tax on the French peasantry and non-nobles in Ancien Régime France. The tax was imposed on each household and based on how much land it held. History: Originally only an "exceptional" tax (i.e. imposed and collected in times of need, as the king ...
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