oblati

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Oblati \Ob*la"ti\, n. pl. [LL., fr. L. oblatus. See {Oblate}.]
   (R.C.Ch.)
   (a) Children dedicated in their early years to the monastic
       state.
   (b) A class of persons, especially in the Middle Ages, who
       offered themselves and their property to a monastery.
       --Addis & Arnold.
       [1913 Webster]