taille
/taɪ/
taille noun: a form of taxation levied on the land of peasants in pre-Revolutionary France.
Noun
taille (countable and uncountable, plural tailles)
- A form of taxation levied on the land of peasants in pre-Revolutionary France.
- 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 [...].2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 143
- The tenor voice or part, especially the part for the tenor viol or viola
Forms of taille
| plural | tailles |
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Origin of taille
Borrowed from Middle French taille (“cut”, noun). Doublet of tally.
Words that rhyme with taille
Questions about taille
- What does taille mean?
- Taille means a form of taxation levied on the land of peasants in pre-Revolutionary France.
- What part of speech is taille?
- Taille is a noun.
- How do you pronounce taille?
- Taille is pronounced /taɪ/.
- What is the plural of taille?
- The plural of taille is tailles.
Words near taille in the dictionary
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