obole
[ ob-ohl ]
noun
a silver-alloy coin of France issued during the Middle Ages, the 24th part of a sol, or one-half denier.
Origin of obole
11595–1605; <French <Latin obolusobolus
Words Nearby obole
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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 KockThe hierocceryx received a half-obole a day, and other assistants a similar sum.
The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites | Dudley WrightThey have received entire, and without losing an obole of it, the heritage of the Greek Sophists.
The Heavenly Father | Ernest NavilleI have not wronged the seigneur of Plouernel a single obole.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne SueEt Ketty n'avait plus une obole, car elle avait abandonn son chteux aux malheureux.
Poems | W. B. Yeats
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