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feneration

[ fen-uh-rey-shuh n ]
/ ˌfɛn əˈreɪ ʃən /

noun Law.

the lending of money on interest.

Words nearby feneration

fendalton tractor, fender, fender bender, fender pile, fendered, feneration, fenestella, fenestra, fenestra of cochlea, fenestra of vestibule, fenestrated

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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