tallagium

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French taillage, equivalent to tail (cut; restrict) + -age, from tailler.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tallāgium n (genitive tallāgiī or tallāgī); second declension

  1. (Medieval Latin, historical) Tallage: an arbitrary royal tax upon the Crown's demesne lands and royal towns.
  2. (Medieval Latin, by extension) Other similar arbitrary imposts by feudal lords upon their vassals, particularly:
    1. A municipal tax.
    2. A toll.
    3. A customs duty.
    4. A levy or other imposition.
  3. (Medieval Latin, by extension) A grant; financial assistance.

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative tallāgium tallāgia
Genitive tallāgiī
tallāgī1
tallāgiōrum
Dative tallāgiō tallāgiīs
Accusative tallāgium tallāgia
Ablative tallāgiō tallāgiīs
Vocative tallāgium tallāgia

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

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