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subarration
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subarration, 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. [1913 Webster]
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