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Webster 1913 Edition

Frumentation

Fruˊmen-ta′tion

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Noun.
[L.
frumentatio
.]
(Rom. Antiq.)
A largess of grain bestowed upon the people, to quiet them when uneasy.

Webster 1828 Edition

Frumentation

FRUMENTA'TION

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Noun.
[L. frumentatio.] Among the Romans, a largess of grain bestowed on the people to quiet them when uneasy or turbulent.

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