confarreation

[ kon-far-ee-ey-shuhn ]

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noun

(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.

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Other Words From

con·far·re·ate [k, uh, n-, far, -ee-it, -eyt], con·farre·ated adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of confarreation¹

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; barley ¹ ) + -tiōn- -tion

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