obley

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noun

A communion wafer.

OriginAnglo-Norman obblé ← Old French oblee ← Late Latin oblata →
First used 14th–19th c.Scrabble 10
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Meanings

obley1

nounobley (plural obleys)

plural obleys

  1. obsoleteA communion wafer.First known use 14th–19th c.

    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

Obley2

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

Origin

  1. Latinofferre“to offer”
  2. Late Latinoblata“light pastry; communion wafer”
  3. Old Frenchoblee
  4. Anglo-Normanobblé
  5. Englishobley

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”).

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APA

obley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obley

MLA

“obley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obley. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obley,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obley.

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