Confarreation

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  • n. A form of marriage in Ancient Rome that was solemnized with cakes made from far (spelt)
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In Roman antiquity, the highest form of marriage: so called from the panis farreus, a cake of salted flour eaten in the ceremonial.
  • Word Usage
    "A sacrifice of fruits was offered by the pontiffs in the presence of ten witnesses; the contracting parties were seated on the same sheepskin; they tasted a salt-cake of _far_ or rice; and this confarreation, which denoted the ancient food of Italy, served as an emblem of their mystic union of mind and body."