tallaged

Variant of tallage

tallage definition

tal·lage (talij)

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 tallaged -·laged, tallaging -·lag·ing

to levy a tallage upon; tax

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