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ga·belle
(gə-bĕl′)n.
A tax, especially the salt tax imposed in France before 1790.
[Middle English gabel, from Old French, from Old Italian gabella, from Arabic qabāla, tribute, from qabila, to receive; see qbl in Semitic roots.]
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gabelle
(ɡæˈbɛl)n
(Historical Terms) French history a salt tax levied until 1790
[C15: from Old Italian gabella, from Arabic qabālah tribute, from qabala he received]
gaˈbelled adj
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ga•belle
(gəˈbɛl)n.
a tax on salt levied in France, abolished in 1790.
[1375–1425; Middle English < Middle French < Arabic qabālah tax, receipt]
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