tallage

Etymology

From French taillage, from tailler (“to cut”).

noun

  1. An impost.
  2. (UK, law, obsolete or historical) A certain rate or tax paid by barons, knights, and inferior tenants toward the public expenses.

verb

  1. To lay an impost upon.
  2. To cause to pay tallage.

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