The second estate
A taille
The answer is Taille or Land Tax
No part of government is exempt from the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution.
In preparation for the Estates General, Louis XVI had the three estates compile cahiers that stated their grievances against the government. There was also the formation of the National Assembly, which in turn started the Tennis Court Oaths.
The Third Estate
The Third Estate
The Third Estate
The second estate
From paying taxes.
The Third Estate
the third estate (le tiers état)
Only the third, the first and second were exempt!
Frances Antonucci has written: 'Saving taxes after death' -- subject(s): Decedents' estates, Taxation, Tax planning
1. The first and second estates were exempt from most taxes (taille, or land tax), while the third estate was not 2. The third estate was forced to pay feudal dues to the nobles and the king 3. There was no redress for the land damage of the third estate homes 4. The higher estates banned hunting that was necessary for survival among the people of the third estate
"la taille" what's your size? = quelle est votre taille ?
un taille-crayon (plural: des taille-crayons) is a pencil sharpener in French.