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gabella

gabella (g[schwa]-bel-[schwa]). Hist. 1. A tax or duty on merchandise. 2. A peasant villager, esp. one who pays rent or tribute. See GAVEL(1). — Also spelled gavella.

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gavel

gavel (gav-[schwa]l). 1. Hist. A tribute, toll, or custom paid to a superior. 2. Hist. An annual payment of rent or revenue, esp. payment in kind, such as gavel-corn, gavel-malt, or oat-gavel. — Sometimes spelled gabel. 3. A mallet used by a presiding officer, often a judge, to bring a meeting or court to order.

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