gale
gale (gayl). Hist. 1. A periodic payment of rent. See GAVEL(2). 2. Rent paid by a free miner (the galee) for the right to mine a plot of land. 3. A license to mine a plot of land. • A gale could be conveyed or devised. 4. The land so licensed.
GALE
gale
gale n. 〈英〉 (1)(定期支付)租金、税款、年金 (2)特许采矿权 以支付租金并遵守特定义务为条件而取得的采矿许可。采矿权人按所采矿石数量的一定比例向王室支付租金。 (3)采矿权特许费