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Webster 1913 Edition

Subarration

Subˊar-ra′tion

,
Noun.
[Pref.
sub-
+ L.
arra
,
arrha
, earnest money. See
Earnest
a pledge.]
The ancient custom of betrothing by the bestowal, on the part of the man, of marriage gifts or tokens, as money, rings, or other presents, upon the woman.

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