taillable
French
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom the stem of tailler (“to cut”) + -able.
Adjective
edittaillable (plural taillables)
- (rare) cuttable; malleable
- Synonyms: malléable, façonnable
Etymology 2
editFrom taille (“land tax”) + -able.
Adjective
edittaillable (plural taillables)
- (historical) to be subject to the land tax of taille
Derived terms
editNoun
edittaillable m or f by sense (plural taillables)
- (historical) someone required to pay the taille; a commoner taxpayer
See also
edit- (taxpayer): contribuable
Further reading
edit- “taillable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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