obole

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French obole. Doublet of obolus, obol, and pul.

Noun

obole (plural oboles)

  1. (historical) An obsolete French coin.
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      If a small ship arrives at Billingsgate it will give one obole as thelony

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός (obolós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.bɔl/
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Noun

obole f (plural oboles)

  1. a small amount of money
  2. a small, inconsequential gift
  3. obole (obsolete French money)
  4. obol (obsolete Greek money)

Descendants

  • English: obole
  • Romanian: obol

Further reading

Latin

Verb

obolē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of oboleō

Serbo-Croatian

Participle

obole (Cyrillic spelling оболе)

  1. feminine plural active past participle of obosti