Bible Dictionaries
Oblati

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n. pl.) Children dedicated in their early years to the monastic state.

(2):

(n. pl.) A class of persons, especially in the Middle Ages, who offered themselves and their property to a monastery.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Oblati'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/oblati.html. 1828.