nundination

noun

nun·​di·​na·​tion

ˌnəndəˈnāshən

plural -s

archaic

: an act or instance of bartering : sale

the nundination of indulgences

—Isaac Taylor

Word History

Etymology

French, from Latin nundination-, nundinatio, from nundinatus (past participle of nundinari to trade, market, from nundinae nundine) + -ion-, -io -ion

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