soboles
- noun
- Archaic
- The old king had many soboles who would inherit his throne.
Examples
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He took pride in his many soboles, believing his legacy would endure.
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In the poem, the hero's soboles are praised for their courage and wisdom.
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The ancient text listed the soboles of the royal family in great detail.
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Each sobole of the noble family carried a rich history.
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The ancient text listed the soboles of the royal family in great detail.
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In the poem, the hero's soboles are praised for their courage and wisdom.
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He took pride in his many soboles, believing his legacy would endure.
Synonyms
Children or other family members who come from a person
Surface Forms
Etymology
Soboles comes from an old Slavic root sobol- that meant 'descendant'. Think of a family tree where a child is a small 'shoot' from the main trunk, and you can see why soboles was used in older or literary language to mean an offspring or child.