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Webster 1913 Edition

Confarreation

Con-farˊre-a′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
confarreatio
, fr.
confarreare
to marry;
con-
+
farreum
(sc.
libum
cake) a spelt cake, fr.
farreus
made of spelt, fr.
far
a sort of grain.]
(Antiq.)
A form of marriage among the Romans, in which an offering of bread was made, in presence of the high priest and at least ten witnesses.

Webster 1828 Edition

Confarreation

CONFARREATION

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Noun.
[L., to join in marriage with a cake, corn or meal.] The solemnization of marriage among the Romans, by a ceremony in which the bridegroom and bride tasted a cake made of flour with salt and water, called far or panis farreus, in presence of the high priest and at least ten witnesses.

Definition 2024

confarreation

confarreation

English

Noun

confarreation ‎(plural confarreations)

  1. (Ancient Rome) A form of marriage in Ancient Rome that was solemnized with cakes made from far (spelt)

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