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confarreation

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[kon-far-ee-ey-shuhn] / kɒnˌfær iˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. (among the ancient Romans) a form of marriage ceremony, limited to patricians and obligatory for holders of certain ritual offices, marked by the offering of a cake.

Other Word Forms

  • confarreate adjective
  • confarreated adjective

Etymology

Origin of confarreation

1590–1600; < Latin confarreātiōn- (stem of confarreātiō ) equivalent to confarreā ( re ) to contract such a marriage ( con- con- + -farreāre, verbal derivative of farreum cake made of emmer, derivative of far emmer; see barley 1) + -tiōn- -tion

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