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Webster 1913 Edition
Obe
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obe
obe
English
Noun
obe (plural obes)
- A particular subdivision of ancient Laconia.
- 1890, Sir William Smith, William Wayte, George Eden Marindin, A dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities, volume 1, page 905:
- It is probably that the τριακάδες represented ultimate division of the people, like the γένη of Attica; but it is difficult to see how such generic divisions could have born any relation to the local division of the obe.
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Etymology 2
Noun
obe (uncountable)
- Obsolete form of obeah.