Dizionario Italiano.
Confarreation — Con*far re*a tion, n. [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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
confarreato — con·far·re·à·to p.pass., agg. → confarreare … Dizionario italiano
confarreazione — con·far·re·a·ziò·ne s.f. TS dir.rom. rito nuziale con cui la donna passava sotto la potestà del capo della famiglia del marito {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1561. ETIMO: dal lat. confarreatiōne(m), v. anche confarreare … Dizionario italiano
Konfarreation — Kon|far|re|a|ti|on die; , en <aus gleichbed. lat. confarreatio, eigtl. »der gemeinsame Genuss des Speltbrotes«, zu confarreare »ehelich verbinden, verheiraten«> feierlichste altröm. Form der patrizischen Eheschließung … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
confarreation — (n.) c.1600, from L. confarreationem, from confarreare to unite in marriage by the Ceremony of the Cake, from com with, together (see COM (Cf. com )) + far, farris spelt, grain, meal (see BARLEY (Cf. barley)). In ancient Rome, the most solemn… … Etymology dictionary
confarreation — [kän far΄ē ā′shən] n. [L confarreatio < confarreare, to marry < farreum, spelt cake < farreus, spelt < far, kind of grain: see FARINA] in ancient Rome, the most solemn form of marriage, marked by the offering of a cake of spelt as a… … English World dictionary
confarreation — kənˌfarēˈāshən, ˌkän noun ( s) Etymology: Latin confarreation , confarreatio, from confarreatus (past participle of confarreare to unite in marriage by a ceremony probably including sacrifice of a spelt cake, from com + farreare from farreum… … Useful english dictionary
con|far|re|a|tion — «kon FAR ee AY shuhn», noun. the highest and most solemn form of marriage among the ancient Romans, marked by the offering of a cake made of spelt. ╂[< Latin cōnfarreātiō, ōnis < cōnfarreāre unite in marriage by the offering of bread <… … Useful english dictionary
