Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of binding by oath.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun rare A binding by oath.

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  • noun rare A firm binding by oath.

Etymologies

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From Latin objurare, to bind by oath.

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Examples

  • The objuration of the boatmen of the Mississippi is very vigorous and racy.

    Castilian Days John Hay 1870

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