gabel
/ˈɡeɪbəl/
gabel noun: any rent, charge, tribute, custom, tax, duty, excise etc. Also the obsolete spelling of gable.
Noun
gabel (plural gabels)
- Any rent, charge, tribute, custom, tax, duty, excise etc.
- He enables St. Peter to pay his gabel by the ministry of a fish.1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Francis Ashe […], →OCLC
- The same Imposition might also be made on the Tin spent at home, unless it be as impossible so to do, as for the King of France to impose the Gabel upon Salt in the very places where it is made.1662, A Treatise of Taxes and Contributions, chapter VI
Also used as
gabel is also the obsolete spelling of gable.
Forms of gabel
| plural | gabels |
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Origin of gabel
A form of gavel (“rent, tax”) influenced by Middle French gabelle, from Late Latin gabella, gabulum, gablum; of uncertain origin. Compare gavel (“tribute”).
Words formed from gabel
Questions about gabel
- What does gabel mean?
- Gabel means any rent, charge, tribute, custom, tax, duty, excise etc.
- What part of speech is gabel?
- Gabel is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gabel?
- Gabel is pronounced /ˈɡeɪbəl/.
- What is the plural of gabel?
- The plural of gabel is gabels.
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