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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