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feneration

American  
[fen-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌfɛn əˈreɪ ʃən /

noun

Law.

  1. the lending of money on interest.

Etymology

Origin of feneration

1590–1600; < Latin faenerātiōn- (stem of faenerātiō ), equivalent to faenerāt ( us ) (past participle of faenerārī to lend on interest) + -iōn- -ion

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