Gabelline
/ˈɡæbəlɪn/noun
Relating to a gabelle, especially the former French tax on salt.
Did you know?The gabelle was so hated that salt smuggling became widespread, and resistance to the tax contributed to the social tensions preceding the French Revolution.
Etymological Timeline
Medieval Arabic
Arabic
qabāla
“A tax, tribute, or financial obligation; commonly cited as the source of the European tax term.”
Medieval Latin
Latin
gabella
“A tax or impost, especially a revenue levy.”
13th–14th Century
Old French
gabelle
“A tax, most famously the state-controlled salt tax imposed in France.”
Early Modern French
French
gabellin / gabelline
“Relating to the gabelle or to those subject to it.”
Modern English
English
gabelline
“Pertaining to a gabelle or salt tax; chiefly historical and obsolete.”