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English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman obblé, oblei et al., Old French oblee, obleie et al., from Late Latin oblata (“light pastry; communion wafer”), noun use of the feminine past participle of Latin offerre (“to offer”).
Noun
obley (plural obleys)
- (obsolete) A communion wafer.
1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book XVII:And than the bysshop made sembelaunte as thoughe he wolde have gone to the sakeryng of a Masse, and than he toke an obley which was made in lyknesse of brede [...].
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