GABELLE


Meaning of GABELLE in English

— gabelled , adj.

/geuh bel"/ , n.

1. a tax; excise.

2. Fr. Hist. a tax on salt, abolished in 1790.

[ 1375-1425; ME gabul, gabel (prob. confused with GAVEL 2 ) gabella gabalah tax, receipt ]

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