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Meaning of taille | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/taɪ/

Definitions

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

Examples

“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 [...].”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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