I thought confectioneries were sweets and chocolates?
No, it's things that will ruin your dinner, if you have them before.
I don't think that's the definition. Otherwise, if it's things that could ruin your dinner, it could be trauma
From 1264 to 1827, anyone who received a Master of Arts degree from Oxford had to swear that they would never forgive Henry Symeonis. By 1608, no one knew who he was or what he had done.