Taille -

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

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

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. It also refers to the act of pruning

It is used for garment sizes (S, M, L, XL) and dimensions of objects. during the Hundred Years' War

Levied on an individual's total income (common in northern France).