con·far·re·a·tion
| \ kənˌfarēˈāshən, ˌkän- \
plural -s
Definition of confarreation
: a ceremony of Roman patrician marriage that gave special sanctity to the marriage bond and until after the time of Tiberius conferred upon the husband the right of absolute control of the wife as of a daughter — see diffarreation, manus — compare coemptio
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