Definition of Obole

1. n. A weight of twelve grains; or, according to some, of ten grains, or half a scruple.

Definition of Obole

1. Noun. An obsolete money from France ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Obole

1. a coin of medieval France [n -S]

Medical Definition of Obole

1. A weight of twelve grains; or, according to some, of ten grains, or half a scruple. Alternative forms: obol. Origin: Cf.F. Obole. See Obolus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Obole

obnubilating
obnubilation
obnubilations
obo
oboe
oboe d'amore
oboe da caccia
oboeist
oboeists
oboelike
oboes
oboist
oboists
obol
obolary
obole (current term)
oboles
oboli
obolize
obolized
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obolizing
obolo
oboloi
obols
obolus
obomegoid
obos
oboval
obovate

Literary usage of Obole

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology by Society of Biblical Archaeology (1892)
"En dessous de la drachme vient la demi-drachme dont la sigle peut se combiner avec la sigle simple d'une obole ou la sigle double de deux oboles ..."

2. Notes and Observations on the Ionian Islands and Malta: With Some Remarks on by John Davy (1842)
"When I was in Zante, in the autumn of 1824, an enlightened proprietor and cultivator informed me that he paid his labourers each this amount, and four obole ..."

3. The Coinages of the World: Ancient and Modern by George D. Mathews (1876)
"Louis VIII 1223 Silver—Denier and obole. Louis IX 1226 Gold—Chaise, Royal, ... obole Tournois. Billon—Denier and obole Tournois Louis XI 1461 Gold—Crown. ..."

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