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| tal·lage [ tállij ] |
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1. royal tax: a tax levied by the Norman and Angevin kings of England on royal lands and towns
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2. tax levied by lord: in feudal times, a tax levied by a lord on his vassals or tenants
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transitive verb (past and past participle tal·laged, present participle tal·lag·ing, 3rd person present singular tal·lag·es) |
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levy tax on somebody or something: to levy a tax, especially a tallage, on somebody or something
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| [13th century. < Old French taillage< taillier "to cut"] |
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