taille
9.9
A tax ordinary people had to pay in old France
- noun
- /tɛl/
- Archaic
:
impuesto
- The abolition of the taille was a significant reform during the French Revolution that relieved common people of this tax.
Examples
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His exemption from paying royal taxes, especially the taille tax due from all non-nobles, clearly distinguished him from the rest of the people.
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Historically, the taille was one of the main taxes that contributed to the dissatisfaction of the French populace.
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Before the French Revolution, many peasants were burdened by the taille, a tax imposed on them by the monarchy.
Synonyms
tax
vstaille
∞
1.0
A charge people must pay to the government on income or property
is a specific historical levy by the monarchy on common people before the revolution
Surface Forms
Etymology
Taille as a tax comes from French tailler 'to cut', in the sense of taking a 'cut' or share. So the taille was a money levy the ruler took from the common people.