taille

n. [ F. See Tally, Tailor. ] 1. A tally; an account scored on a piece of wood. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Whether that he paid or took by taille. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (O. F. Law) Any imposition levied by the king, or any other lord, upon his subjects. [ 1913 Webster ]

The taille, as it still subsists in France, may serve as an example of those ancient tallages. It was a tax upon the profits of the farmer, which they estimate by the stock that he has upon the farm. A. Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mus.) The French name for the tenor voice or part; also, for the tenor viol or viola. [ 1913 Webster ]