talliage Synonyms

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talliage Meaning

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talliage (n.)

A certain rate or tax paid by barons, knights, and inferior tenants, toward the public expenses.

talliage Sentence Examples

  1. The king imposed a heavy talliage on the peasants to finance his extravagant lifestyle.
  2. The feudal lord demanded a talliage from his vassals as a means of collecting rent.
  3. The talliage was a burdensome tax that impoverished many commoners.
  4. The town council levied a talliage on residents to cover the cost of building a new school.
  5. The church imposed a talliage on its parishioners to fund its religious activities.
  6. The talliage was often collected in the form of grain, livestock, or other produce.
  7. The resistance to talliages often led to peasant revolts and civil unrest.
  8. The Magna Carta prohibited the king from imposing talliages without the consent of Parliament.
  9. The talliage system gradually declined in the late Middle Ages, as new forms of taxation emerged.
  10. The term "talliage" is now used to refer to any form of arbitrary or oppressive taxation.

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A certain rate or tax paid by barons, knights, and inferior tenants, toward the public expenses.

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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.