38a. Sacrifice seen as duty - returning soldier is a goner (8) O?L?T?O? 48d. Woman doing wrong is in the ascendant - a riddle (5) S?E?E Is it sieve? Thanks in advance
1412, from O.Fr. oblation "offering, sacrifice," from L. oblationem (nom. oblatio) "an offering, presenting, gift," in L.L. "sacrifice," from L. oblatus (see oblate (n.)).