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obley

obley noun: a communion wafer.

Noun

obley (plural obleys)

  1. (obsolete) A communion wafer.
    • And than the bysshop made sembelaunte as thoughe he wolde have gone to the sakeryng of a Masse, and than he toke an obley which was made in lyknesse of brede [...].1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book XVII

Proper noun capitalized: Obley

Obley

  1. A locality in the Cabonne council area, central New South Wales, Australia.

Forms of obley

pluralobleys

Origin of obley

From Anglo-Norman obblé, oblei et al., Old French oblee, obleie et al., from Late Latin oblata (“light pastry; communion wafer”), noun use of the feminine past participle of Latin offerre (“to offer”).

Questions about obley

What does obley mean?
Obley means a communion wafer.
What part of speech is obley?
Obley can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of obley?
The plural of obley is obleys.

Words near obley in the dictionary

  1. obleege
  2. obleeged
  3. obleeges
  4. obleeging
  5. Obletz
  6. obley
  7. obleys
  8. oblig'd
  9. obligability
  10. obligable
  11. obligala

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