Question

In the context of France what was Taille? *​

Answer 1

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Taille, the most important direct tax of the pre-Revolutionary monarchy in France. Its unequal distribution, with clergy and nobles exempt, made it one of the hated institutions of the ancien régime. The taille originated in the early Middle Ages as an arbitrary exaction from peasants.

Answer 2

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The taille (French pronunciation: [taj]) was a direct land tax on the Frenchpeasantry and non-nobles in Ancien Régime France. The tax was imposed on each household and was based on how much land it held, and was directly paid to the state.