CONFARREATION, noun [Latin, to join in marriage with a cake, corn or meal.] The solemnization of marriage among the Romans, by a ceremony in which the bridegroom and bride tasted a cake made of flour with salt and water, called far or panis farreus, in presence of the high priest and at least ten witnesses.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.