confarreation

con·far·re·a·tion

in ancient Rome, the most solemn form of marriage, marked by the offering of a cake of spelt as a sacrifice to Jupiter

Origin of confarreation

Classical Latin confarreatio from confarreare, to marry from farreum, spelt cake from farreus, spelt from far, kind of grain: see farina

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Noun

(plural confarreations)

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