tallagium

Latin

Alternative forms

  • taillāgium, tailliāgium, talliāgium

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /talˈlaː.ɡi.um/, [talˈlaː.ɡi.ũː]

Noun

tallāgium n (genitive tallāgiī or tallāgī); second declension

  1. (medieval, historical) Tallage: an arbitrary royal tax upon the Crown's demesne lands and royal towns.
  2. (medieval, 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, by extension) A grant; financial assistance.

Declension

Second declension.

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).

References

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