ˈtalij noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English taillage, taliage, tallage, from Old French taillage, from taillier to cut, limit, tax + -age — more at tailor
1. : a toll, fee, or render paid by a feudal tenant to his lord apparently in commutation of a render in kind or services
2. : an impost or due levied by a lord upon his tenants sometimes of definite amount according to local custom or the terms of tenure ; specifically : a tax or compulsory aid levied occasionally by the Norman kings on their demesne lands and royal boroughs or cities