Etymology

geldable

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Today it means: Liable to the payment of taxes; subject to taxation. Full definition →

Middle English geldable ← Anglo-Norman gilable
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  1. Anglo-Norman · derived fromgilable
  2. Middle English · inherited fromgeldable
  3. English todaygeldable

From Middle English geldable, from Anglo-Norman gilable, guldable, equivalent to geld + -able, from geld (“money”).

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