obloquie

English

Noun

obloquie (countable and uncountable, plural obloquies)

  1. Obsolete spelling of obloquy.
    • 1586, Thomas Newton, transl., The Olde mans Dietarie A Worke No Lesse Learned Then Necessary for the Preseruation of Olde Persons in Perfect Health and Soundnesse, London: […] [G. Robinson] for Edward White:
      That I shall preserue and keepe both my life and myne Arte, free and cleare from iust obloquie and slaunder, and from all such occasions as may iustly disparage and emblemish the same.
    • 1590, Edward Daunce, A Briefe Discovrse of the Spanish State vvith a Dialogue Annexed Intituled Philobasilis, London:  […] Richard Field, page 9:
      […] as the Spaniards by ſelling the Indian women conceiued with child by them, haue done to their great obloquie.
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