English → Latin
“divorcement, divorce” in Latin
dīvortiumseparation; divorcediscidiumseparation, divorce; discord, disagreementdiffarrĕātĭoan ancient form of Roman divorcerepudiumrepudiation; rejection; divorce
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
divorcement, divorce
divortium; also discidium (considered as a separation): diffarreatio (the declaring void, or revocation of a marriage contracted by “confarreatio”): repudium (PROP. of a marriage only contracted, not solemnized; but also SYN. with divortium; Dict., Antiqq., p. 371, the sending away of a wife): an unexpected divorcement, abruptio matrimonii: to sue for a divorcement, agere de divortio. Vid: To DIVORCE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for divorcement, divorce?
- The usual Latin words for “divorcement, divorce” are dīvortium, discidium, diffarrĕātĭo; also repudium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.