"contesseration" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: contesserations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin contesseratio (“to contract friendship”), from con- + tesserae (“square tablets; especially as friendship tokens”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|contesseratio||to contract friendship}} Latin contesseratio (“to contract friendship”), {{prefix|en|con|tesserae|t1=|t2=square tablets; especially as friendship tokens}} con- + tesserae (“square tablets; especially as friendship tokens”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} contesseration (plural contesserations)
  1. (obsolete) A harmonious union. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-contesseration-en-noun-yDPx7i-u Categories (other): English terms prefixed with con- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with con-: 17 33 12 37
  2. (obsolete) The act of contracting friendship. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-contesseration-en-noun-zYs6Xyfc Categories (other): English terms prefixed with con- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with con-: 17 33 12 37
  3. (obsolete) An assemblage. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-contesseration-en-noun-zRK1daVy Categories (other): English terms prefixed with con- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with con-: 17 33 12 37
  4. (obsolete) A collection. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-contesseration-en-noun-GHteEJCJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with con-, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 19 13 59 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with con-: 17 33 12 37 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 5 11 6 77

Inflected forms

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