• (a.) Of or pertaining to Sir Thomas Bodley, or to the celebrated library at Oxford, founded by him in the sixteenth century.
Bod'lei·an adjective Of or pertaining to Sir Thomas Bodley, or to the celebrated library at Oxford, founded by him in the sixteenth century. 
the library of Oxford University, reestablished by Sir Thomas Bodley, 1545–1613, English diplomat and scholar.