In Roman law, the formal dissolution or breaking of a marriage by mutual consent or by a specific ceremonial process.
From Latin 'diffarreatio,' composed of 'dis-' (apart) and 'far' (spelt grain used in Roman marriage ceremonies). The 'farreatio' was the ritual binding of marriage with spelt cakes, so 'diffarreatio' was its ceremonial undoing.
Romans took their marriage rituals so seriously that they had special ceremonies just to UNdo them—and the word literally means 'un-farreating' because marriage was sealed by sharing spelt cakes! The ceremony had to match the binding for it to count.
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