confarreo

Latin

Etymology

con- +‎ farreus (made with emmer) +‎

Pronunciation

Verb

cōnfarreō (present infinitive cōnfarreāre, supine cōnfarreātum); first conjugation, no perfect stem

  1. to marry by confarreation
    • c. 117 CE, Tacitus, Annales 4.16:
      Nam patricios confarreatis parentibus genitos tres simul nominari, ex quis unus legeretur, vetusto more
      In fact three patricians born from parents married by confarreation were jointly nominated, among whom only one was elected, by ancient custom

Conjugation

References

  • confarreo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • confarreo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers