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