conforaneous

adj

adj

UK /kɒnfəˈɹeɪnɪəs/

Etymology From Latin conforāneus (“using the same forum”), from con- (“with”, “together”) + forum (“marketplace”) + -āneus.

Rare Of the same court or marketplace.

In times of scarcity, wardens of the peace patrolled the city’s streets to deter the conforaneous vendors’ less scrupulous competition strategies.

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