taille — English Dictionary

Noun

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

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   • Countable
   • Historical
   • Uncountable

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   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 [...].

2. The tenor voice or part, especially the part for the tenor viol or viola

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