gabel means any rent, charge, tribute, custom, tax, duty, excise etc.
gabel is pronounced /ˈɡeɪbəl/.
Etymology
A form of gavel (“rent, tax”) influenced by Middle French gabelle, from Late Latin gabella, gabulum, gablum; of uncertain origin. Compare gavel (“tribute”).
noun
- Any rent, charge, tribute, custom, tax, duty, excise etc.“He enables St. Peter to pay his gabel by the ministry of a fish.”