Obsolete form of obstetrics.

Obsolete form of obstetric.

plural of non obstante

(law) A clause in old English statutes and letters patent, designating a licence from the Crown to do a thing notwithstanding any laws to the contrary.

(obsolete) obstetrics.

(obsolete) The act of assisting as a midwife; delivery of a baby.

(obsolete) Serving to assist childbirth; obstetric.

plural of obstancy

(obsolete) opposition; impediment; obstruction

simple past tense and past participle of obstetricate