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tallage
[ tal-ij ]
noun
- Medieval History. a tax paid by peasants to the lord of their manor.
- 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.
tallage
/ ˈtælɪdʒ /
noun
- a tax levied by the Norman and early Angevin kings on their Crown lands and royal towns
- a toll levied by a lord upon his tenants or by a feudal lord upon his vassals
verb
- tr to levy a tax (upon); impose a tax (upon)
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tallage1
C13: from Old French taillage, from taillier to cut; see tailor
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Example Sentences
In the latter instance the king also gave leave to the lay and spiritual nobility to set a tallage on their own tenants.
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A tallage on royal towns and demesnes, nevertheless, was set without authority of parliament four years afterwards.
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Now and then it is mentioned that the tallage is to be levied once a year, although the amount remains uncertain.
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On the boundary between personal subjection and political subordination we find the liability of the peasantry to pay tallage.
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Tallage, even arbitrary tallage, was but a tax after all, and did not detract from personal freedom or free tenure in this sense.
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