Obolary
//ˈɒbələɹi// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Possessing only small coins; impoverished. nonce-word
"the distance is as vast between him and one of us, as subsisted between the Augustan majesty and the poorest obolary Jew that paid it tribute pittance at Jerusalem !"
Example
More examples"the distance is as vast between him and one of us, as subsisted between the Augustan majesty and the poorest obolary Jew that paid it tribute pittance at Jerusalem !"
Etymology
From obolus + -ary.
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