obenza

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

13th century (oveença). From Latin oboedientia (“obedience”). Doublet of obediencia.

Noun

obenza f (plural obenzas)

  1. vice, bad habit
    Synonyms: vezo, vicio
  2. (archaic) tenure (status of having a permanent post)
    1. (historical) each job, position or profession in a late medieval Galician monastery, together with its assigned incomes and rents

Derived terms
  • obenceiro
  • obenzal

References
  • “ovenza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • “oveença” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “obenza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “benza” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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