parentation

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noun

Something done or said in honour of the dead; obsequies.

OriginLatin parentātiō →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounparentation (plural parentations)

plural parentations

  1. obsoleteSomething done or said in honour of the dead; obsequies.

    1697-1698, John Potter, Archæologia Græca Children and Heirs shall perform the accustom'd Rites of Parentation.

Origin

  1. Latinparentātiō
  2. Englishparentation

From Latin parentātiō, from parentō (“to offer a solemn sacrifice in honor of deceased parents”). See parent.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

parentation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parentation

MLA

“parentation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parentation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parentation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parentation.

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