- gavel
- A tax; an excise; a duty; rent. A mallet used by a presiding officer or judge holding court to obtain order and decorum by rapping it on the table or bench.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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gavel — ☆ gavel [gav′əl ] n. [? dial. var. of Scot gable, a fork, tool with forked handle < ME < OE gafol, akin to Ger gabel] a small mallet rapped on the table by a presiding officer in calling for attention or silence, or by an auctioneer vt.… … English World dictionary
Gavel — (Ла Серена,Чили) Категория отеля: Адрес: Av Del Mar 800, 1710000 Ла Серена, Чили … Каталог отелей
Gavel — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Anton Gavel (* 1984), slowakischer Basketballspieler Henri Gavel (1880–1959), französischer Romanist, Hispanist, Okzitanist und Baskologe Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur U … Deutsch Wikipedia
Gavel — Gav el, n. [OF. gavel, AS. gafol, prob. fr. gifan to give. See {Give}, and cf. {Gabel} tribute.] (Law) Tribute; toll; custom. [Obs.] See {Gabel}. Cowell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gavel — small mallet used by presiding officers at meetings, 1805, Amer.Eng., of unknown origin; perhaps connected with Ger. dial. gaffel brotherhood, friendly society, from M.H.G. gaffel society, guild, related to O.E. gafol tribute, giefan to give (see … Etymology dictionary
gavel — ► NOUN ▪ a small hammer with which an auctioneer, judge, etc., hits a surface to call for attention or order. ► VERB (gavelled, gavelling; US gaveled, gaveling) ▪ bring to order by use of a gavel. ORIGIN originally denoting a stonemason s mallet … English terms dictionary
Gavel — Gav el (g[a^]v [e^]l), n. A gable. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gavel — Gav el, n. [OF. gavelle, F. javelle, prob. dim. from L. capulus handle, fr. capere to lay hold of, seize; or cf. W. gafael hold, grasp. Cf. {Heave}.] A small heap of grain, not tied up into a bundle. Wright. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gavel — Gav el, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] 1. The mallet of the presiding officer in a legislative body, public assembly, court, masonic body, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. A mason s setting maul. Knight. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gavel — n. m. (France rég.) Sarment de vigne … Encyclopédie Universelle
Gavel — Porté notamment dans le Pas de Calais et la Somme, le nom est plus fréquent sous la forme Gavelle. C est l équivalent picard du mot javelle , terme lié à la moisson, qui est ici soit un toponyme, soit un surnom de moissonneur (celui qui lie les… … Noms de famille
