English Explanatory Dictionary

taille

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of taxation levied on the land of peasants in pre-Revolutionary France.
  2. The tenor voice or part, especially the part for the tenor viol or viola

Pronunciation

/taɪ/ en-us-Thai.ogg

Word forms

taille tailles

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French taille (“cut”, noun). Doublet of tally.

Related words

tallage
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