the third estate (le tiers état)
The Third Estate
The Third Estate
The second estate
The Third Estate
The Third Estate
The Third Estate
From paying taxes.
"la taille" what's your size? = quelle est votre taille ?
un taille-crayon (plural: des taille-crayons) is a pencil sharpener in French.
In France, the taille was a direct tax primarily levied on the common people, particularly the peasantry and the bourgeoisie. The nobility and the clergy were typically exempt from paying the taille, which contributed to significant social and economic disparities. This taxation system was one of the grievances that fueled discontent leading up to the French Revolution.
A sharpener is called "un taille-crayon" in French.
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