TALLAGE Definition & Meaning

tallage

[ tal-ij ]

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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

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noun

1. a tax levied by the Norman and early Angevin kings on their Crown lands and royal towns
2. 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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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of tallage¹

1250–1300; Middle English taillage < Old French taill ( ier ) to cut, tax ( tail ² ) + Middle English -age -age

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of tallage¹

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

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In May, after Russia’s invasion began, its export figure plummeted, according to figures from Strategie Grains, which is part of Tallage, a French research firm.

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Arbitrary tallage was almost invariably abolished by the town charters.

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Arbitrary imposts are forbidden and any of the inhabitants who as serfs had been paying arbitrary tallage are relieved of the burden.

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This matter of tallage could certainly be treated as an alteration of services, and sent for trial to the Common Bench.

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The same fact strikes us in regard to tallage and aids, i.e. the taxes which the lord had a right to raise from his subjects.

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