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diobely|daɪˈəʊbəlɪ|
[ad. Gr. διωβελία an allowance of two obols, f. δι- twice + ὀβολ-ός obol.]
An allowance of two obols to each citizen during the Athenian festivals.
1849Grote Greece ii. lxii. V. (1862) 421 The disbursement of the Diobely..on occasion of various religious festivals. 1852Ibid. ii. lxxv. IX. 526 A portion of the money..was employed in the distribution of two oboli per head, called the disobely, to all present citizens. |