taille C2 Topic:Art & Music US /taɪ/ See IPA manual Homophones tie /taɪ/ Minimal pairs Sounds like thigh /θ/ vs /t/ Freq #295031 Meanings 1 noun A form of taxation levied on the land of peasants in pre-Revolutionary France. 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 [...]. 2 noun The tenor voice or part, especially the part for the tenor viol or viola Thesaurus Word family Related forms tallage Etymology Borrowed from Middle French taille (“cut”, noun). Doublet of tally. Topics Art & Music External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # taille **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /taɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 295031 ## Meanings 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 ## 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 [...]. ## Related Forms - tallage ## Etymology Borrowed from Middle French taille (“cut”, noun). Doublet of tally. ## Topics - Art & Music markdown