Definition of Gabelle. Meaning of Gabelle. Synonyms of Gabelle

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Definition of Gabelle

Gabelle
Gabelle Ga`belle", n. [F. See Gabel.] A tax, especially on salt. [France] --Brande & C.

Meaning of Gabelle from wikipedia

- The gabelle (French pronunciation: [ɡabɛl]) was a very unpo****r French salt tax that was established during the mid-14th century and lasted, with brief...
- Théophile Gabelle: Gabelle is "the Postmaster, and some other taxing functionary, united" for the tenants of the Marquis St. Evrémonde. Gabelle is imprisoned...
- Gabelle of salt was a historic salt tax in France. Gabelle may also refer to: Pierre Gabelle (1908-1982), a French political figure La Gabelle Generating...
- Pierre Gabelle (1917–1982) was a French political figure during the Fourth Republic and Fifth Republic. Pierre Gabelle was born on 29 November 1917 in...
- through six-year adjudications (some taxes, including the aides and the gabelle, had been farmed out in this way as early as 1604). The major tax collectors...
- The La Gabelle generating station is a hydroelectric dam built on the Saint-Maurice River, in Quebec, in Canada. Property of Hydro-Québec, it was commissioned...
- revolution, salt tax was abolished 1806 – Napoleon Bonaparte reinstated the Gabelle in France 1825 – Abolishment of the salt tax in England 1835 – First salt...
- be raised by taxes, such as the land tax (taille) and the tax on salt (gabelle), and by contributions of men and service from the nobility. One key to...
- their salt revenue. The gabelle—a hated French salt tax—was enacted in 1286. From its inception, the application of the gabelle in France varied significantly...
- prin****l taxes included the aides and douanes (both customs duties), the gabelle (salt tax), and the taille (land tax). The taille was reduced at first...