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

¹

1595–1605; <French <Latin obolusobolus

Also obol, obolus.

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How to use obole in a sentence

In a little boat just so high: an old man who plies that boat will take you across for a fee of two oboles.
The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites | Dudley Wright
Go, sell your blood to the princes of the earth at so many oboles a day, and leave me to accomplish my mission!
Cinq Mars, Complete | Alfred de Vigny

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