tallageable

/ˈtælɪd͡ʒəbəl/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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adj

On which a tallage must be paid.

"If men were not the Kings immediate Tenants, they were not Tallageable to the King but to their immediate Lord."
"The liberties of the University were affirmed to extend to the 'families' (i.e. servants) of clerks, as well as the Bedels, parchment-makers, illuminators, writers, barbers, and 'others who wore the livery or robes of the clerks.' If, however, the latter engaged in 'merchandise', they were to be tallageable like the burgesses."
"It was typically not levied on all tallageable entities at the same time."

Etymology tree Old French taillier French tailler French taillageder. Middle English tallage English tallage Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *haβēō Latin habeō Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin habilis Old French ablebor. Middle English able English able English tallageable From tallage + able.

tallageability

talliable

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The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtælɪd͡ʒəbəl/.

What does tallageable mean?

On which a tallage must be paid.

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