Significats de taille en anglès

The taille, as it still subsists in France may serve as an example of those ancient tallages.

Such reimpositions are always over and above the taille of the particular year in which they are laid on.

The taille was of feudal origin, and in the Middle Ages was paid to the lord by his tenants.

This additional tax is rated upon all the different districts subject to the taille according to the old assessment.

Personal and real taille.

In the greater part of those provinces of France, which are called the countries of elections, the taille is of this kind.

I was not prepared for this grace; this young ladyhood-'cettetaille de palmier,' she added, with a little sweep of the hand.

The accessories of the taille, the poll-tax and the tax for roads, are fixed for each assessable party, pro rata to his taille.

The general property tax (taille) in France yielded 2,400,000 livres tournois in 1517 and 4,600,000 in 1543.

Thus stated, if the taille as principal absorbs one-sixth of the net income of the subject of the taille, that is to say, 16 fr.

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.

In France, the personal taille at present (1775) annually imposed upon the twenty generalities, called the countries of elections, amounts to 40,107,239 livres, 16 sous.

Taille was moved to tears in his turn and said several times:

Old Taille was a widower and a foreman in M. Lebrument's button manufactory.

Shortly afterwards, that worthy, together with Ivo Taille-Bois, concerted a plan for attacking the English.

15 c. direct tax on 100 livres income subject to the taille.