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It also refers to the act of pruning or cutting plants and trees.

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

It is used for garment sizes (S, M, L, XL) and dimensions of objects. It also refers to the act of pruning

Levied on the value of land ownership (common in southern France). during the Hundred Years' War