Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913 Gelt · IPA /ɡɛlt/ n. n. n. 01 n. Trubute, tax. 1. Trubute, tax.[Obs.] “All these the king granted unto them . . . free from all gelts and payments, in a most full and ample manner.” — Fuller. 02 n. A gelding. 1. A gelding.[Obs.] 03 n. Gilding; tinsel. 1. Gilding; tinsel.[Obs.]