taille

Definition

A form of taxation levied on the land of peasants in pre-Revolutionary France.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French taille (“cut”, noun). Doublet of tally.

Example Sentences

• "The main royal tax was the taille, a tax on landed wealth, distributed among the généralités and assessed and levied in a variety of ways, and it was supplemented by a range of other direct taxes [...]."