单词 | subarrhation |
释义 | subarrhationn. historical. A form of betrothal in which a pledge, esp. a ring, is given by a man to a woman. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > [noun] > specific forms of subarrhationa1623 kiddushin1904 a1623 H. Swinburne Treat. Spousals (1686) 207 Forasmuch as Subarration, that is the giving and receiving of a Ring, is a Sign of all others, most usual in Spousals and Matrimonial Contracts. 1659 H. L'Estrange Alliance Divine Offices 295 Why is not the subarration, the giving of earnest, reciprocal and mutual? Why doth not the woman give somewhat to the man.., as he the Ring to her? 1720 C. Wheatly Rational Illustr. Bk. Common Prayer (ed. 3) x. 407 By these Tokens of Spousage are to be understood Rings, or Mony, or some other things to be given to the Woman by the Man; which said giving is called Subarration, (i.e. Wedding or Covenanting) especially when it is done by the giving of a Ring. 1832 W. Palmer Origines Liturgicæ II. vii. 211 The man delivered to the woman the ring and other gifts, an action which was termed subarrhation. 1901 W. E. Ball St. Paul & Rom. Law 48 After this came the gift of the ring, a part of the ceremony which in ecclesiastical phraseology long retained the name of ‘the subarrhation’. 2001 S. Mukherji in C. M. S. Alexander & S. Wells Shakespeare & Sexuality vii. 128 This is the function made to serve by Bertram's ‘subarration’ to Diana, which, in conjunction with his words, would technically count as a promise of marriage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1623 |
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