HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

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.
  2. The tenor voice or part, especially the part for the tenor viol or viola

Equivalents

Français taillé taille taillé

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.
See all B1 English words →

See also

Learn this word in context

See taille used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free