medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture I forwarded the query to David Howlett, editor of the Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British and Irish Sources, and he has send me this reply: Dear Bill, It looks like a simplex form of obsc-. David So, it's (ob)scenositate. --------------------------------- Yahoo! Answers - Get better answers from someone who knows. Tryit now. ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html