Taille
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /taɪ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Taille is a noun meaning (baroque music jargon) The tenor voice or part, especially the part for the tenor viol or viola.
Meaning
(baroque music jargon) The tenor voice or part, especially the part for the tenor viol or viola.
More Meanings
- (historical) A form of taxation levied on the land of peasants in pre-Revolutionary France.
Example Sentences
The main royal tax was the taille, a tax on landed wealth, distributed among the généralités and assessed and levied in a variety of ways, and it was supplemented by a range of other direct taxes [...].
Word Forms
- tailles
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include douce, basse, size, repartimiento, landgafol, capitation.
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