ETYMOLOGY
from Latin caupōnāt- ppl. stem of caupōnāri (to traffic or trade in),
from caupōnem (retail tradesman, huckster, innkeeper)
EXAMPLE
“…Nor may these false and flattering Dalilahs of our times (who by cauponating Religion and handling the Scriptures deceitfully, seek to betray the strength, honour, and order this reformed Church in England, under pretences of great kindness)…”
From: Hieraspistes: A Defence by Way of Apology for the Ministry and Ministers of the Church of England
By John Gauden, 1653
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