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tallage Definition

tal·lage (tal′ij)

noun

in feudalism

  1. a tax levied by kings upon towns and crown lands
  2. a tax levied by a feudal lord upon his tenants

Etymology: ME taillage < OFr: see tail & -age

transitive verb -·laged, -·lag·ing

to levy a tallage upon; tax

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