Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun
- a tax; excise.
- French History. a tax on salt, abolished in 1790.
noun
- French history a salt tax levied until 1790
![The gabelle (French pronunciation: [ɡabɛl]) was a very unpopular tax on salt in France before 1790. The term gabelle derives from the Italian gabella (a](https://www.tekportal.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gabelle-4417.jpg)
The gabelle (French pronunciation: [ɡabɛl]) was a very unpopular
File:Gabelle en 1789.jpg – Wikimedia Commons
Opinions on Gabelle of salt
Receiving the gabelle in Paris, 14th century Stock Photo: 49974214
File:Lavisse elementaire 136 louis quinze gabelle.jpg – Wikimedia