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GELTS
Noun
gelts
plural of gelt
Source: Wiktionary
GELT
Gelt, n. Etym: [See 1st Geld.]
Definition: Trubute, tax. [Obs.] All these the king granted unto them . . . free from all gelts and payments, in a most full and ample manner. Fuller.
Gelt, n. Etym: [See Gelt, v. t.]
Definition: A gelding. [Obs.] Mortimer.
Gelt, n.
Definition: Gilding; tinsel. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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