Subarration

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Subarration \Sub`ar*ra"tion\, n. [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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