gabelle
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ga·belle
noun \gə-ˈbel\Definition of GABELLE
: a tax on salt levied in France prior to 1790
Origin of GABELLE
Middle English gabell, from gabelle, from Old Italian gabella tax, from Arabic qabāla
First Known Use: 15th century
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