gabelle
/ɡaˈbɛl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A tax; especially, the tax on salt levied in pre-Revolutionary France.
Example Sentences
- "The proceeds of the gabelle on retail wine were pledged directly to repayment of the forced loans imposed during Baumgarten and Sterz's raid in 1364."
- "Salt, for example, was a state monopoly, and the tax on it – the much-detested gabelle – was levied at six different levels in the various regions […]"
Etymology
Borrowed from French gabelle.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ɡaˈbɛl/