Defn: A subordinate or local assembly; a diet of inferior rank.
DIETIST; DIETITIAN
Di"et*ist, Di`e*ti"tian, n.
Defn: One skilled in dietetics. [R.]
DIFFAME
Dif*fame`, n. Etym: [See Defame.]
Defn: Evil name; bad reputation; defamation. [Obs.] Chaucer.
DIFFARREATION Dif*far`re*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. diffarreatio; dif- = farreum a spelt cake. See Confarreation.]
Defn: A form of divorce, among the ancient Romans, in which a cake was used. See Confarreation.
DIFFER
Dif"fer, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Differed; p. pr. & vb. n. Differing.]
Etym: [L. differre; dif- = dis- + ferre to bear, carry: cf. F.
différer. See 1st Bear, and cf. Defer, Delay.]
1. To be or stand apart; to disagree; to be unlike; to be distinguished; — with from. One star differeth from another star in glory. 1 Cor. xv. 41. Minds differ, as rivers differ. Macaulay.
2. To be of unlike or opposite opinion; to disagree in sentiment; — often with from or with.