obole

[ ob-ohl ]

/ ˈɒb oʊl /

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noun

a silver-alloy coin of France issued during the Middle Ages, the 24th part of a sol, or one-half denier.

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Also obol, obolus.

Origin of obole

1595–1605; <French <Latin obolusobolus

Words nearby obole

oboe da caccia, oboe d'amore, oboe d'amour, oboist, obol, obole, obolus, Obote, obovate, obovoid, O'Boyle

How to use obole in a sentence

I've had a fine experience; I don't own so much as an obole.
The Barber of Paris|Charles Paul de Kock
The hierocceryx received a half-obole a day, and other assistants a similar sum.
The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites|Dudley Wright
They have received entire, and without losing an obole of it, the heritage of the Greek Sophists.
The Heavenly Father|Ernest Naville
I have not wronged the seigneur of Plouernel a single obole.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue

Et Ketty n'avait plus une obole, car elle avait abandonn son chteux aux malheureux.
Poems|W. B. Yeats