An alternative spelling of diffareation, referring to the formal dissolution of a Roman marriage through ceremony.
Variant spelling of 'diffareation,' from Latin 'diffarreatio' (dis- + farreatio). The double-f spelling represents a closer transliteration of the Latin original.
This variant spelling shows how different scholars transliterated Latin terms into English—some kept both f's from 'diffarreatio,' others simplified it to 'diffareation.' It's a reminder that ancient Roman marriage was so formalized that you needed a special ceremony to undo it!
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