/tal"ij/ , n.
1. Medieval Hist. a tax paid by peasants to the lord of their manor.
2. a compulsory tax levied by the Norman and early Angevin kings of England upon the demesne lands of the crown and upon all royal towns.
[ 1250-1300; ME taillage taill ( ier ) to cut, tax (see TAIL 2 ) + ME -age -AGE ]