Taille -

It is used for garment sizes (S, M, L, XL) and dimensions of objects.

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

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

Levied on an individual's total income (common in northern France). When describing a person, taille refers to how

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

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.