tal·lage (t l  j)n. An occasional tax levied by the Anglo-Norman kings on crown lands and royal towns. tr.v. tal·laged, tal·lag·ing, tal·lag·es To levy a tax on. [Middle English taillage, from Old French, from taillier, to cut, tax; see tailor.] |
tallage [ˈtælɪdʒ] English history
n
(Historical Terms)
a. a tax levied by the Norman and early Angevin kings on their Crown lands and royal towns
b. a toll levied by a lord upon his tenants or by a feudal lord upon his vassals
vb
(Historical Terms) (tr) to levy a tax (upon); impose a tax (upon)
[from Old French taillage, from taillier to cut; see tailor]
tallage
(in the feudal system) a compulsory tax paid to a lord by a tenant.
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