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noun
1.
a tax; excise.
2.
French History. a tax on salt, abolished in 1790.
Origin:
1375–1425; Middle English gabul, gabel (probably confused with gavel2) < Middle French < Italian gabella < Arabic gabālah tax, receipt
1375–1425; Middle English gabul, gabel (probably confused with gavel2) < Middle French < Italian gabella < Arabic gabālah tax, receipt
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ga·belled, adjective
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gabelle
form of tax in France before the Revolution of 1789-in particular, from the 15th century onward, the tax on salt
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