Definitions For Infare

Noun

INFARE (plural INFAREs) (Scotland, US) A party or other celebration held to mark someone's entrance into a new home, especially the arrival of a bride at her new home; a wedding reception. }} }} }}

Alternative forms

infair {{qualifier, 19th century}}

Etymology

From Middle English infer, t=entrance, from {{inh, en, ang, infær, t=ingress, entrance, ingang}}, from {{der, en, gem-pro, -}} *in + *farą, t=a going, corresponding to {{pre, en, in, fare#Etymology_1}}. Related to {{cog, ang, infaru, t=inroad, incursion, invasion}}. Compare {{noncog, de, einführen, t=to introduce}}.