Taille
[teil]
Definition
(n.) A tally; an account scored on a piece of wood.
(n.) Any imposition levied by the king, or any other lord, upon his subjects.
(n.) The French name for the tenor voice or part; also, for the tenor viol or viola.
Typist: Meg
Examples
- In the greater part of those provinces of France, which are called the countries of elections, the taille is of this kind. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The taille, as it still subsists in France may serve as an example of those ancient tallages. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Une femme superbe--une taille d'impératrice, des formes de Junon, mais une personne dont je ne voudrais ni pour femme, ni pour fille, ni pour soeur. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Such reimpositions are always over and above the taille of the particular year in which they are laid on. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The largest falls upon those subject to the taille, who are assessed to the capitation at so much a-pound of what they pay to that other tax. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- This additional tax is rated upon all the different districts subject to the taille according to the old assessment. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- In 1666, the generality of Montauban was assessed to the real or predial taille, according, it is said, to a very exact survey and valuation. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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