talliage (Meaning)
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talliage (n.)
A certain rate or tax paid by barons, knights, and inferior tenants, toward the public expenses.
Synonyms & Antonyms of talliage
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talliage Sentence Examples
- The king imposed a heavy talliage on the peasants to finance his extravagant lifestyle.
- The feudal lord demanded a talliage from his vassals as a means of collecting rent.
- The talliage was a burdensome tax that impoverished many commoners.
- The town council levied a talliage on residents to cover the cost of building a new school.
- The church imposed a talliage on its parishioners to fund its religious activities.
- The talliage was often collected in the form of grain, livestock, or other produce.
- The resistance to talliages often led to peasant revolts and civil unrest.
- The Magna Carta prohibited the king from imposing talliages without the consent of Parliament.
- The talliage system gradually declined in the late Middle Ages, as new forms of taxation emerged.
- The term "talliage" is now used to refer to any form of arbitrary or oppressive taxation.
FAQs About the word talliage
A certain rate or tax paid by barons, knights, and inferior tenants, toward the public expenses.
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
The king imposed a heavy talliage on the peasants to finance his extravagant lifestyle.
The feudal lord demanded a talliage from his vassals as a means of collecting rent.
The talliage was a burdensome tax that impoverished many commoners.
The town council levied a talliage on residents to cover the cost of building a new school.
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