Obe

Origin

Full definition of obe

Noun

1. A particular subdivision of ancient Laconia.
• 1890, Sir William Smith, William Wayte, George Eden Marindin, A dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities, It is probably that the τριακάδες represented ultimate division of the people, like the γένη of Attica; but it is difficult to see how such generic divisions could have born any relation to the local division of the obe.
2. obeah, a West Indian form of folk magic or medicine. ----