Alternative forms tail eende, tayle ende, tailende, taillende, tayl-ende, tayl-eende, taille-ende Etymology From tayl + ende. Pronunciation IPA(key): /ˈtæi̯lˌɛːnd(ə)/, /ˈtæi̯lˌɛnd(ə)/ Noun taylende The hind-quarters; the back of one's body. (Late Middle English) The tailbone. Descendants English: tail end, tail-end, tailend References “tail-ē̆nde, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.