ga·belle (g -b l )n. A tax, especially the salt tax imposed in France before 1790. [Middle English gabel, from Old French, from Old Italian gabella, from Arabic qab  la, tribute, from qabila, to receive; see qbl in Semitic roots.] |
gabelle [gæˈbɛl]
n
(Historical Terms) French history a salt tax levied until 1790
[from Old Italian gabella, from Arabic qabālah tribute, from qabala he received]
gabelled adj
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