"comessation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: comessations [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English comessacoun, comessacyoun, commessacion, commessacioun, from Middle French comessacion and its etymon Latin cōmessātiō, cōmissātiō. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|comessacoun,comessacyoun,commessacion,commessacioun}} Middle English comessacoun, comessacyoun, commessacion, commessacioun, {{der|en|frm|comessacion}} Middle French comessacion, {{der|en|la|cōmessātiō,cōmissātiō}} Latin cōmessātiō, cōmissātiō Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} comessation (countable and uncountable, plural comessations)
  1. (now historical and somewhat rare) Feasting, banqueting. Tags: countable, historical, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-comessation-en-noun-Ng-qAL-7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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