| gabel | A rent, service, tribute, custom, tax, impost, or duty; an excise. "He enables St. Peter to pay his gabel by the ministry of a fish." (Jer. Taylor) Origin: F. Gabelle, LL. Gabella, gabulum, gablum; of uncertain origin. Cf.Gavel tribute. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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