gabelle

[ guh-bel ]

noun
  1. a tax; excise.

  2. French History. a tax on salt, abolished in 1790.

Origin of gabelle

1
First recorded in 1375–1425; Middle English gabul, gabel (probably confused with gavel2), from Middle French, from Italian gabella, from Arabic qabālah “tax, receipt”

Other words from gabelle

  • ga·belled, adjective

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gabelle

/ (ɡæˈbɛl) /


noun
  1. French history a salt tax levied until 1790

Origin of gabelle

1
C15: from Old Italian gabella, from Arabic qabālah tribute, from qabala he received

Derived forms of gabelle

  • gabelled, adjective

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