CONFARREATION
\kɒnfɐɹˈiːʃən], \kɒnfɐɹˈiːʃən], \k_ɒ_n_f_ɐ_ɹ_ˈiː_ʃ_ə_n]\
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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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kon-far-re-[=a]'shun, n. a Roman mode of marriage, made in the presence of the high-priest and ten witnesses, at which bread made of spelt was eaten together.--adj. CONFAR'REATE. [L. confarreatio--confarre[=a]re, to unite by bread, to marry--con, with, far, a species of grain.]
By Thomas Davidson
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