tallage

[ tal-ij ]

/ ˈtæl ɪdʒ /

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.

Origin of tallage

1250–1300; Middle English taillage<Old French taill(ier) to cut, tax (see tail²) + Middle English -age-age

Words nearby tallage

talk turkey, talk up, talky, tall, Talladega, tallage, Tallahassee, Tallahatchie, Tall Blacks, tallboy, tall buttercup

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Example sentences from the Web for tallage

Tallage, even arbitrary tallage, was but a tax after all, and did not detract from personal freedom or free tenure in this sense.
Villainage in England|Paul Vinogradoff
Tallage was first imposed on the colony in the first year of this reign, but yielded little, and tithes were not much better paid.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 7|Various
In the latter instance the king also gave leave to the lay and spiritual nobility to set a tallage on their own tenants.
View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Henry Hallam
Now and then it is mentioned that tallage is to be levied once a year although the amount remains uncertain.
The Danes in Lancashire and Yorkshire|S. W. Partington

This matter of tallage could certainly be treated as an alteration of services, and sent for trial to the Common Bench.
Villainage in England|Paul Vinogradoff

British Dictionary definitions for tallage

tallage

/ (ˈtælɪdʒ) English history /

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)

Word Origin for tallage

C13: from Old French taillage, from taillier to cut; see tailor

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	tallage
释义	tallage [ tal-ij ] / ˈtæl ɪdʒ / 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. Origin of tallage 1250–1300; Middle English taillage<Old French taill(ier) to cut, tax (see tail²) + Middle English -age-age Words nearby tallage talk turkey, talk up, talky, tall, Talladega, tallage, Tallahassee, Tallahatchie, Tall Blacks, tallboy, tall buttercup Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tallage Tallage, even arbitrary tallage, was but a tax after all, and did not detract from personal freedom or free tenure in this sense. Villainage in England\|Paul Vinogradoff Tallage was first imposed on the colony in the first year of this reign, but yielded little, and tithes were not much better paid. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 7\|Various In the latter instance the king also gave leave to the lay and spiritual nobility to set a tallage on their own tenants. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3)\|Henry Hallam Now and then it is mentioned that tallage is to be levied once a year although the amount remains uncertain. The Danes in Lancashire and Yorkshire\|S. W. Partington This matter of tallage could certainly be treated as an alteration of services, and sent for trial to the Common Bench. Villainage in England\|Paul Vinogradoff British Dictionary definitions for tallage tallage / (ˈtælɪdʒ) English history / 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) Word Origin for tallage C13: from Old French taillage, from taillier to cut; see tailor Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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