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obtest

  • /ɒbˈtɛst/

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Borrowed from Latin obtestor.

verb obtests · obtesting · obtested

  1. ambitransitive, archaic To implore, beseech, plead, beg.
  2. ambitransitive, archaic To call on a witness (often God) to confirm that something is true. Now Suppliants, from Laurentum ſent, demand A Truce, with Olive Branches in their hand. Obteſt his Clemency, and from the Plain Beg leave to draw the Bodies of their ſlain.

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@misc{obtest_2026,
  title = {obtest},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/obtest},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}