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Confarreation

Confarreation logo #21002• (n.) 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.
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Confarreation

Confarreation logo #20972Con·far`re·a'tion noun [ Latin confarreatio , from confarreare to marry; con- + farreum (sc. libum cake) a spelt cake, from farreus made of spelt, from far a sort of grain.] (Antiq.) A form of marriage among the Romans, in which an offering o...
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confarreation

confarreation logo #21199(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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