taillable

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta.jabl/, /tɑ.jabl/

Etymology 1

From the stem of tailler (“to cut”) +‎ -able.

Adjective

taillable (plural taillables)

(rare) cuttable; malleable

Synonyms

malléable, façonnable

Etymology 2

taille (“land tax”) +‎ -able.

Adjective

taillable (plural taillables)

(historical) to be subject to the land tax of taille

Derived terms

taillable et corvéable à merci

Noun

taillable m, f (plural taillables)

(historical) Someone required to pay the taille; a commoner taxpayer

See also

(taxpayer): contribuable

Further reading

“taillable” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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