n. The quality or state of being taxable; taxableness. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
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a. [ Gr. &unr_; an arrangement + &unr_;, &unr_;, shield. ] (Zool.) Having the posterior tarsal scales, or scutella, rectangular and arranged in regular rows; -- said of certain birds. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. taxation, L. taxatio a valuing, estimation, from L. taxare. See Tax. ]