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When describing a person, taille refers to how tall they are (e.g., "Quelle est ta taille ?" for "What is your height?").

It began in the Middle Ages as a payment from peasants to their lords in exchange for protection. By 1439, during the Hundred Years' War, King Charles VII made it a permanent royal tax to fund a standing army. Taille

The taille was the most significant direct tax in France during the Ancien Régime (pre-1789). It was a central symbol of the inequality that eventually led to the French Revolution. When describing a person, taille refers to how

In modern French, translates to "size," "height," or "waist," depending on the context. When describing a person