First Known Use: 15th century
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gabelle
noun ga·belle \gə-ˈbel\
Definition of GABELLE
: a tax on salt levied in France prior to 1790
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Origin of GABELLE
Middle English gabell, from gabelle, from Old Italian gabella tax, from Arabic qabāla
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