Tax`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being taxable;
taxableness.
Tax"a*ble (?), a. 1. Capable of being taxed; liable by law to the
assessment of taxes; as, taxable estate; taxable commodities.
2. (Law) That may be legally charged by a court against the plaintiff
of defendant in a suit; as, taxable costs.
— Tax"a*ble*ness, n. — Tax"a*bly, adv.
Tax`as*pid"e*an (?), a. [Gr. ta`xis an arrangement + &?;, &?;, shield.]
(Zoöl.) Having the posterior tarsal scales, or scutella, rectangular
and arranged in regular rows; — said of certain birds.
Tax*a"tion (?), n. [F. taxation, L. taxatio a valuing, estimation, from
L. taxare. See Tax.] 1. The act of laying a tax, or of imposing taxes,
as on the subjects of a state, by government, or on the members of a
corporation or company, by the proper authority; the raising of
revenue; also, a system of raising revenue.