obole

American  

[ob-ohl] / ˈɒb oʊl /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of obole

1595–1605; < French < Latin obolus obolus

Example Sentences

In current coinage an obole was of the value of a fraction over 1 1/4d.

From The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites by Wright, Dudley

I've had a fine experience; I don't own so much as an obole.

From The Barber of Paris by Kock, Charles Paul de

Et Ketty n'avait plus une obole, car elle avait abandonn`e son ch`ateaux aux malheureux.

From The Countess Cathleen by Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)

Plus, il doit a maints particuliers La somme de dix mil une livre une obole, Pour l'avoir sans relache un an sur sa parole Habille, voiture, chauffe, chausse, gante, Alimente, rase, desaltere, porte.

From Laughter : an Essay on the Meaning of the Comic by Brereton, Cloudesley Shovell Henry

They have received entire, and without losing an obole of it, the heritage of the Greek Sophists.

From The Heavenly Father Lectures on Modern Atheism by Downton, Henry